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Karlo Matkovic

Karlo Matkovic

24-Year-Old CenterC
New Orleans Pelicans
Out
Injury Calf
Est. Return 11/21/2025
2025 Stats
PTS
4.9
REB
2.8
AST
0.8
STL
0.2
BLK
0.5
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Matkovic entered last season with some sleeper buzz, but he was unable to capitalize. He struggled to secure a consistent role for much of the year and only began receiving meaningful minutes late in the campaign as injuries depleted the roster. Over his final 32 appearances, he averaged 9.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocks in 22.3 minutes per game. While his per-minute production and defensive potential are encouraging, his path to playing time remains unclear given the team's current frontcourt depth, which includes Yves Missi, Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones and the addition of Kevon Looney. Read Past Outlooks
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Current Season
#269
Last 30 Days
#181
Last 14 Days
From Preseason
#216
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Overall
Height 6'10"
Weight 231
DOB 3/30/2001
College Bosnia and Herzegovina
Drafted 2nd Rd, #22 in 2022
Signed two-year, $3.11 million contract with the Pelicans in July of 2024. Contract includes $2.3 million team option for 2026-27.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Born in March of 2001 in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Karlo Matkovic joined the Cedevita U16 squad (Adriatic Junior league) in 2017. In 2018, he played on Cedevita's U16 and U18 squads. That led to Matkovic's first professional contract in April of 2019 with Cedevita's senior league squad. As a 17-year-old, he played nine games with the senior squad and averaged over 10 minutes per contest. For the 2019-20 season, Matkovic was loaned to OKK Belgrade for the Serbian League season. With OKK Belgrade, Matkovic started 24 of 25 games, but only saw 13-plus minutes of run per contest. Heading into the 2022 NBA Draft, Matkovic was a 6-foot-11 combination power forward/center who showed promise as a 20-year-old in the 2021-22 season for Mega Mozzart of the Serbian ABA Adriatic league. In 25 games (8 starts) for Mega Mozzart, the Croatian produced 11.6 points, 6.1 boards and blocks per Adriatic contest during the 2021-22 season. In June of 2022, Matkovic was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 52nd pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.

Ruled out for Wednesday
CNew Orleans Pelicans
Calf
November 18, 2025
Matkovic (calf) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Nuggets.
ANALYSIS
Matkovic will miss his first game since Oct. 24 due to a right calf strain, and his next opportunity to suit up will come Friday against Dallas. With the 24-year-old big man on the shelf, Derik Queen, Micah Peavy and Yves Missi are candidates for increased playing time, especially if Zion Williamson (hamstring) or Saddiq Bey (ankle) are downgraded from questionable to out.
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How does Karlo Matkovic compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
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  • Total Rebound %
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True Shooting %
72.8%
 
Effective Field Goal %
75.7%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
24.3%
 
Free Throw Rate
21.6%
 
Offensive Rebound %
6.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
22.3%
 
Total Rebound %
13.5%
 
Assist %
11.9%
 
Steal %
0.6%
 
Block %
4.6%
 
Turnover %
9.0%
 
Usage %
14.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
11.1
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
 
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Tacks on two steals in loss
CNew Orleans Pelicans
November 17, 2025
Matkovic closed with four points (2-3 FG, 0-1 3Pt), two rebounds, three assists and two steals over 20 minutes during Sunday's 124-106 loss to Golden State.
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Plays well off bench
CNew Orleans Pelicans
November 5, 2025
Matkovic registered 13 points (6-7 FG, 1-4 FT), six rebounds, two assists and one block in 15 minutes during Tuesday's 116-112 win over the Hornets.
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Gets garbage-time run Monday
CNew Orleans Pelicans
October 28, 2025
Matkovic (back) played the final 3:16 of Monday's 122-90 loss to the Celtics, going scoreless (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and producing no other statistics.
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Cleared to play
CNew Orleans Pelicans
October 27, 2025
Matkovic (back) has been cleared to play in Monday's game against Boston, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
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Questionable to face Boston
CNew Orleans Pelicans
Back
October 26, 2025
Matkovic (back) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against Boston.
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