Kobe Bufkin Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — UTA 2025-26

Inside his season

Through April 9

Tonight at Phoenix

It's his first regular-season game against the Suns.
On the Suns' injury report as of Nov. 15: Mark Williams (out).

What changed from last season shows after nine games and 200 minutes.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

April 9, a 119-103 win at Golden State

Kobe Bufkin

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His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 2.9 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 15 regular-season games.

Shot making: 2 points from the field on 2 shotsabout what the league scores from the same zones
On the move: 0.23 miles3.71 mph on average7 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection1 shot contested
Rating: Performance Score −0.30.00 wins added50.0% true shooting28.6% usage

His last game

His season

Career

3 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2023-24ATL	ATL	17	11.5	4.8	1.9	1.6	0.4	0.3	0.6	.370	0.5	.225	.500	.424	−2.1
2024-25ATL	ATL	10	12.4	5.3	2.1	1.7	0.3	0.2	0.8	.383	0.4	.211	.722	.483	−2.3
2025-26LAL	LAL	16	7.5	2.9	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.3	.300	0.3	.192	.917	.416	−4.3
Career3 seasons	3 seasons	43	10.2	4.2	1.6	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	.354	0.4	.212	.737	.437	−2.9

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 43 games

Best game+4.99 points on 2 for 4 shooting at Cleveland, Nov. 27, 2024Box score Best four games+4.47.5 points a game, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, 2024Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Bufkin	NBA avg
Paint	43.5%	43.1%
Mid-range	0.0%	6.5%
Threes	32.6%	34.5%
Free throws	23.9%	15.9%
Fast break	19.6%	13.2%
Off turnovers	8.7%	15.4%
Unassisted makes	40.0%	36.3%

Advanced

2025-26, 16 games

Usage rate	21.9%
Assist rate	12.8%
Assists per turnover	2.00
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	7.0
Offensive rating	97.7
Defensive rating	127.9
Net rating	−30.2
Offensive rebound rate	0.8%
Defensive rebound rate	10.2%
Effective FG%	35.0%
Fouls drawn a game	0.7

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 16.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Bufkin	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	12.0%	28.4%	83.3%	67.1%
Paint (non-rim)	26.0%	20.0%	38.5%	44.6%
Mid-range	10.0%	10.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Apr 9	@ GSW	W119–103	3:41	2	0	1	0	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	1	−7
Apr 7	vs OKC	L87–123	18:19	9	3	4	0	0	2–6	2–2	3–4	1	1	0
Apr 5	@ DAL	L128–134	3:20	0	1	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	0	−14
Mar 31	vs CLE	W127–113	1:21	0	0	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	0	−5
Mar 30	vs WAS	W120–101

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	8–13	26.0%	40.1%	61.5%	60.4%
8–16 ft	2–6	12.0%	13.5%	33.3%	44.6%
16–24 ft	0–5	10.0%	4.9%	0.0%	40.1%
24+ ft	5–26	52.0%	41.5%	19.2%	36.0%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	0–0	0.0%	6.1%	—	88.6%
Layups

Hustle

Per game · 9 games

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	0.4
Contested shots	1.9
Twos contested	1.3
Threes contested	0.6
Charges drawn	0.11
Loose balls recovered	0.0
Box outs	0.1
Screen assists	0.0
Points from screen assists	0.0

Movement and touches

A style, not a grade, so no ranks

Per game	Bufkin	NBA avg
Touches	11.5	38.3
Passes	8.1	29.2
Potential assists	0.8	5.0
Secondary assists	0.1	0.5
Offensive rebound chances	0.3	2.1
Defensive rebound chances	2.0	4.7

Rim defense

NBA tracking, opponent shots at the rim

Stat	Bufkin	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game	0.8	2.3
Opponent FG% at the rim	69.2%	65.3%

NBA avg is the average of the 234 qualified players (58+ games). Distance and speed are left out: NBA.com's tracking for this season has impossible values for many players (some average over 10 mph).

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	12	2.3	0.8	0.6	26.5%	23.5%	83.3%	36.8%	−3.6
Away	4	4.8	0.8	0.8	37.5%	11.1%	100.0%	51.0%	−6.3
Result

Corner three		10.0%	10.8%	20.0%	38.7%

Above-break three		42.0%	30.7%	19.0%	35.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Apr 9	@ GSW	W119–103	3:41	2	0	1	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	−7
Apr 7	vs OKC	L87–123	18:19	9	3	4	2–6	2–2	3–4	1	0
Apr 5	@ DAL	L128–134	3:20	0	1	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	−14
Mar 31	vs CLE	W127–113	1:21	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	−5
Mar 30	vs WAS	W120–101	2:39	2	0	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	−8
Mar 10	vs MIN	W120–106	1:58	2	0	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	−2
Mar 6	vs IND	W128–117	3:42	0	0	1	0–2	0–2	0–0	0	−7
Mar 1	vs SAC	W128–104	3:55	2	1	0	1–5	0–2	0–0	0	−1
Feb 28	@ GSW	W129–101	5:57	8	1	1	2–5	0–2	4–4	0	−4
Feb 22	vs BOS	L89–111	3:22	2	0	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	0

Floaters	3–7	14.0%	8.7%	42.9%	45.0%

Hooks	0–0	0.0%	2.6%	—	48.8%

Pull-up jumpers	2–10	20.0%	13.5%	20.0%	38.3%

Step-backs	0–3	6.0%	5.2%	0.0%	37.9%

Turnarounds and fadeaways	1–2	4.0%	5.0%	50.0%	43.0%

Other jump shots	4–19	38.0%	32.4%	21.1%	37.2%

Month

Jan

3.0

1.3

0.5

36.4%

28.6%

100.0%

50.5%

−2.0

Feb

4.3

0.8

0.5

27.8%

12.5%

100.0%

41.2%

−4.0

Mar

1.2

0.2

25.0%

0.0%

—

25.0%

−4.6

Apr

3.7

1.3

1.7

33.3%

50.0%

75.0%

51.1%

−7.0

Kobe Bufkin

Inside his season

Tonight at Phoenix

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

By shot type

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

Trends

Career bests

His last game

Inside his season

Tonight at Phoenix