$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.
Won't play against OKC
CNew Orleans Pelicans
Hamstring
April 12, 2025
Matkovic (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Thunder.
ANALYSIS Matkovic will miss Sunday's regular-season finale due to left hamstring soreness, and with the Pelicans dealing with a plethora of injuries, Kylor Kelley and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl should see a good chunk of playing time against the Thunder. With New Orleans eliminated from playoff contention, Matkovic will end the regular season averaging 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 blocks in 18.8 minutes per game across 42 outings (seven starts).
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2024
Stat Review
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.
True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Defensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Total Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Assist %
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
Fantasy Points Per Game
NBA Fantasy Points Per Game.
Fantasy Points Per Minute
NBA Fantasy Points Per Minute.
True Shooting %
63.9%
Effective Field Goal %
61.9%
3-Point Attempt Rate
28.1%
Free Throw Rate
18.7%
Offensive Rebound %
8.5%
Defensive Rebound %
20.4%
Total Rebound %
14.2%
Assist %
8.6%
Steal %
1.2%
Block %
5.0%
Turnover %
12.5%
Usage %
15.9%
Fantasy Points Per Game
18.8
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
Total
Per Game
Per 36
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More Fantasy News
Not playing Friday
CNew Orleans Pelicans
Hamstring
April 11, 2025
Matkovic (hamstring) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Heat.
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Iffy for Friday
CNew Orleans Pelicans
Hamstring
April 11, 2025
Matkovic is questionable for Friday's game against the Heat with left hamstring soreness.
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Starting sans Missi
CNew Orleans Pelicans
April 10, 2025
Matkovic will start in Thursday's game against Milwaukee.
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Efficient 17 points with full line
CNew Orleans Pelicans
April 8, 2025
Matkovic notched 17 points (8-11 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), four rebounds, one assist, two blocks and one steal in 26 minutes during Tuesday's 119-114 loss to the Nets.
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Productive in 18 minutes
CNew Orleans Pelicans
April 7, 2025
Matkovic recorded 11 points (5-11 FG, 1-5 3Pt), five rebounds, one assist and two blocks over 18 minutes during Sunday's 111-107 loss to Milwaukee.
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