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How about Haywood Highsmith? Jovan Buha: I haven't heard anything specifically on Haywood Highsmith other than it just seems like the Lakers were not comfortable with where he's at physically right now. So we'll see if he ends up signing elsewhere and how he potentially looks, but… I was on board with Highsmith. If he was physically ready I would have signed him over Kobe Bufkin, but yeah, I like Highsmith.
Brad Turner: Lakers announced they have signed guard Kobe Bufkin. Bufkin (6’4”, 195) has appeared in 14 regular season games (13 starts) with the South Bay Lakers this season, averaging 27.7 points on 52.2 percent shooting from the field, 43.1 percent from 3-point range.
Shams Charania: The Los Angeles Lakers are signing guard Kobe Bufkin to a two-year deal, with a team option for the 2026-27 season, sources tell ESPN. Bufkin has starred for L.A.'s South Bay affiliate and now rejoins the Lakers in his third NBA season to fill their 15th roster spot.
South Bay Lakers: The South Bay Lakers have re-acquired guard Kobe Bufkin. In a related moved, the team has waived guard James Reese.
Shams Charania: The Los Angeles Lakers are signing guard Kobe Bufkin to a 10-day contract, sources tell ESPN. Bufkin has starred for the Lakers' South Bay NBA G League affiliate and spent some time with the Grizzlies this season.
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Shams Charania: The Memphis Grizzlies plan to sign guard Kobe Bufkin via 10-day hardship exception, sources tell ESPN. Bufkin, the No. 15 pick in the 2023 draft, gets called up from the Lakers' South Bay G League team and enters his third NBA season.
Dave McMenamin: The South Bay Lakers plan to acquire former Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin, sources told ESPN. Bufkin was the No. 15 pick in the 2023 draft out of the University of Michigan. Bufkin was traded from ATL to BKN and entered the G League pool after being waived last month.
Nets Daily: As expected, Brooklyn Nets have exercised the 2026-27 team option on Noah Clowney’s rookie contract. He’ll make $5.4M, a $2M raise. Nets waived the two other 2023 draft picks eligible for extensions: Dariq Whitehead and Kobe Bufkin. Nets list Clowney as a “forward/center.”
Michael Scotto: The Brooklyn Nets will waive guard Kobe Bufkin, sources told @hoopshype. Bufkin, the 15th pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, was acquired in a trade from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for cash considerations ($110,000). The 22-year-old guard is healthy after two injury-plagued seasons.
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After drafting three point guards in the first round in June, why would Brooklyn trade for a fourth that had been a first-round pick just two years ago? Partly because they liked Kobe Bufkin that year, but he was long gone by the time they picked. Maybe Nets assistant Juwan Howard, who had coached him at Michigan, put in a good word. But the main reason was simple. “I don’t think you ever have enough ball handlers, right? Making plays for others is always important,” said coach Jordi Fernández, who saw his Nets add Bufkin to a point-guard platoon that includes rookies Egor Dëmin, Nolan Traore and Ben Saraf.
Indiana, searching for guard depth after Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles injury, was among the teams monitoring Kobe Bufkin, sources told RG. Atlanta plans to move forward with Luke Kennard and Nickeil Alexander-Walker taking on consistent ball-handling responsibilities in addition to Trae Young, sources tell RG. The Hawks’ coaching staff has worked closely with Alexander-Walker in Toronto ahead of taking on a more expanded offensive role than he held with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Shams Charania: The Atlanta Hawks are trading guard Kobe Bufkin to the Brooklyn Nets for cash considerations, sources tell ESPN. Bufkin was Atlanta's No. 15 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, and this now gives him a fresh opportunity in Brooklyn, and the Hawks some roster flexibility.
