Kobe Bufkin Autographs
Kobe Bufkin (/ˈkoʊbi ˈbʌfkɪn/ KOH-bee, BUF-kin; born September 21, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hawks drafted him with the 15th overall selection in the 2023 NBA draft. He has also played professionally for the Hawks' NBA G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks. Bufkin played in high school for Grand Rapids Christian High School where he was a three-time All-state honoree and a 2021 McDonald's All-American Boys Game selection. Bufkin played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines where he was a 2023 third-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore.
Kobe Bufkin was born on September 21, 2003, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Kimberly Camp and Michael Bufkin. When he was five years old, he stated that he wanted to play for the Michigan Wolverines football team. Bufkin played basketball for Grand Rapids Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He joined the varsity team as a freshman. Entering his sophomore season, he was in the lower half of the 16 sophomores listed among the top 100 players in the state, according to the Detroit Free Press. On February 27, 2019, Bufkin scored 35 in a 71–63 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) district semifinal season-ending loss to Catholic Central High School of Grand Rapids. As a sophomore, Bufkin averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, helping his team achieve a 16–6 record. Following the season, he was recognized as a Division 2 second team All-state selection by the Associated Press in a year that Romeo Weems was selected as the Division 2 Michigan state player of the year.
Prior to his junior season, the Detroit Free Press ranked him as the best junior in the state and the sixth-best player in the state. Bufkin was among several elite recruits (along with Emoni Bates, Caleb Furst and others) on hand at the Breslin Student Events Center on February 15, 2020, when Michigan State hosted Maryland and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the national championship season of the 1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans. By early March, Bufkin had an offer from Michigan State. Bufkin reported an offer from Michigan on April 24. In his junior season, he averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, leading his team to a 20–2 record. Following the season, he was recognized as a Division 2 first team all-state selection by the Associated Press in a year that Carlos 'Scooby' Johnson was honored as the Division 2 Michigan state player of the year. Following the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States-related premature conclusion of the season in which Bufkin's Grand Rapids Christian finished with a 20–2 record, Bufkin listed Michigan State, Michigan, DePaul, LSU and Ohio State as his final five on July 7. At the time Bufkin was 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 175 pounds (79 kg) and ranked 78th in the national class of 2021, 15th among shooting guards and third in the state of Michigan by the 247Sports composite rankings. Three days later he announced his verbal commitment to Michigan which pushed Michigan's 2021 class from the 5th-ranked class to the 3rd ranked. By the time of his signing on November 11, 2020, he was the 63 ranked member of the class of 2021.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Kobe Bufkin (Kobe Bufkin 2023 Panini Donruss Optic Signature Black 1/1 Prizm Rookie Hawks) was sold in January 2026 for $4,667.89 while the cheapest item (2024 Topps Finest Masters Kobe Bufkin /50 Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2025. The month with the most items sold (25) was July 2024 with an average selling price of $11.50 for an autographed item of Kobe Bufkin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $69.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.51 was September 2024. In average, an autographed item from Kobe Bufkin is worth $19.25.
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Latest News about Kobe Bufkin
Brooklyn Nets projected to select Michigan’s Kobe Bufkin with 21st overall pick (05/02/2023): According to Cody Taylor of The Rookie Wire, the Brooklyn Nets are projected to draft Michigan guard Kobe Bufkin with the 21st overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. 
Michigan sophomore Kobe Bufkin to forgo eligibility, declare for draft (04/04/2023): Bufkin was voted to the All-Big Ten third team after averaging 14 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals.
