The Nets are already releasing Kobe Bufkin
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Drafted at 15th position in 2023. Kobe Bufkin already found himself without a contract! According to ESPNTHE Networks have decided to part ways just days before the start of the regular season…
Coming to Brooklyn last September in a simple exchange for money, the former Hawks player did not get to establish himself. Handicapped by injuries since his NBA debut, the 22-year-old “combo guard” has played just 27 short games in two seasons, averaging 5.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists on 37% shooting, 22% three-pointers and 65% free throws.
Trained at Michigan, Kobe Bufkin made mostly G-League and Summer League appearances, but a lack of physical consistency slowed his development. On the Nets’ end, the competition for his position hasn’t helped: Nolan Traore, Egor Demin etc Ben Saraf at station 1; Cam Thomas, Terrence Mann, Drake Powell etc Tyrese Martin at position 2… Suffice it to say, the rotation was already pretty full.
The result: Brooklyn prefers to clear a roster spot, even if it means paying the $4.5 million Kobe Bufkin was due in 2025-26. A logical decision given the situation… but a real blow for the player, who will have to go back elsewhere to restart his career, even though he just celebrated his 22nd birthday.
| Kobe Bufkin | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | ATL | 17 | 12 | 37.0 | 22.5 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 2024-25 | ATL | 10 | 12 | 38.3 | 21.1 | 72.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-10-20 06:43:00
