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Bobby Portis vs. Ivica Zubac: 2025–26 season

hussEyquation2025–26 season · regular-season impact
Regular-season verdict

Ivica Zubac leads in impact for 2025–26

Ivica Zubac ranks ahead of Bobby Portis in estimated impact while playing. This compares regular-season performance, not total contribution across the season.

Impact comparison

Impact estimate is measured in points per 100 possessions above league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Impact Rate rank is a league place, not a 0–100 score: No. 1 is best.

+0.3Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
#209Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#129Leads
-1.44Estimated defensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions-1.20Leads
-0.02Estimated offensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+0.79Leads
1.2%LeadsSteal rate0.6%
7.8%LeadsTurnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload13.6%
23.1%Offensive usage19.2%
58.7%True shooting %62.2%Leads
10.5%Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court11.3%Leads
14.9%Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court20.4%Leads
67Games48
1,619Minutes1,446

Ivica Zubac's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +0.8, compared with +0.3 for Bobby Portis. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2025–26 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.

Bobby Portis: 67 games and 1,619 minutes. Ivica Zubac: 48 games and 1,446 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.

Bobby Portis ended a larger share of his team’s possessions, so the turnover rates are not an equal-workload comparison. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

2025–26 season · regular-season impacthusseyquation.com/compare/bobby-portis/ivica-zubac/2025-26

Behind the estimate

Why the model rates them this way

The model starts with each player’s recorded individual stats, then adjusts that estimate using lineup results. The first two rows add up to the final estimate. All figures are points per 100 possessions.

Bobby PortisMetricIvica Zubac
+0.83LeadsFrom recorded individual stats+0.31
-0.48Adjustment from recent lineup results+0.48Leads
+0.34Final estimated impact+0.80Leads

Lineup evidence: Bobby Portis — 3 seasons; Ivica Zubac — 3 seasons. This adjustment is not necessarily based on the selected season alone.

Offensive and defensive lineup estimates for the selected season

These selected-season estimates account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive means better than average; a positive defensive figure means fewer points allowed. They are separate estimates—not additional points added to the calculation above. They do not measure how much individual teammates improved.

Bobby PortisMetricIvica Zubac
-0.02Adjusted offensive impact+0.79Leads
-1.44Adjusted defensive impact-1.20Leads

What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.

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Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.

Impact: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3+0.8Better result for this metric.
Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#209#129Better result for this metric.
From recorded individual stats+0.83Better result for this metric.+0.31
Adjustment from recent lineup results-0.48+0.48Better result for this metric.

Bobby Portis: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. Ivica Zubac: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.

Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Final estimated impact+0.34+0.80Better result for this metric.

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Games6748
Minutes1,6191,446
Offensive usage23.1%19.2%

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
True shooting percentage58.7%62.2%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Field-goal percentage48.8%59.8%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage45.6%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage70.6%71.1%Better result for this metric.
Three-point attempt rateShare of field-goal attempts taken from three; describes shot selection, not quality39.5%0.0%

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court10.5%11.3%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.62.2Better result for this metric.
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Passing: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Turnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload7.8%Better result for this metric.13.6%

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court14.9%20.4%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game6.410.6Better result for this metric.

Defense

Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.

Defense: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Steal rate1.2%Better result for this metric.0.6%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Block rateShare of opponents’ two-point attempts blocked while on court0.7%2.6%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Points per game13.714.1Better result for this metric.

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Selected-season adjusted lineup estimates

These account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive defense means fewer points allowed. They are separate from the observed results and are not additional points added to the model calculation.

Adjusted lineup estimates: Bobby Portis and Ivica Zubac
MetricBobby PortisIvica Zubac
Adjusted offensive impact-0.02+0.79Better result for this metric.
Adjusted defensive impact-1.44-1.20Better result for this metric.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Ivica Zubac leads in impact for 2025–26.

Bobby PortisMetricIvica Zubac
+0.3Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
#209Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#129Leads

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

Ivica Zubac leads every available measure below.

Bobby PortisMetricIvica Zubac
469Listed-team regular-season wins490Leads
49.0%Listed-team winning percentage50.8%Leads
250-win team seasons2
060-win team seasons0
6Playoff team seasons6

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Bobby Portis leads every available measure below.

Bobby PortisMetricIvica Zubac
6Playoff appearances6
54LeadsPlayoff games52
29LeadsTeam playoff wins25
1LeadsFinals appearances0
1LeadsChampionships0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Bobby PortisMetricIvica Zubac
Not availableAll-Star0
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA0
Not availableAll-Defense1
Not availableDPOY0
Not availableRookie of the Year0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.

Selected seasons

Box impact

Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.

Bobby PortisIvica Zubac

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.