Chaz Lanier vs Kobe Bufkin
Lanier · Bufkin
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveKobe Bufkin scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (2.9 vs 2.4), on Bufkin's heavier usage (21.9% vs 14.7%).
Lanier is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 43.6% to 41.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Bufkin (0.6 vs 0.5 assists), the glass to Bufkin (0.8 vs 0.7 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Lanier played 18 more games (34 vs 16 of 82).
With Lanier on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.0 per 100 possessions, against -30.2 for Bufkin; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Lanier $2.2M through 2028-29, Bufkin — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).