Karlo Matkovic

Karlo Matkovic

24-Year-Old CenterC
New Orleans Pelicans
2025 Stats
PTS
5.7
REB
3.7
AST
0.8
STL
0.4
BLK
0.9
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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
#100
Last 30 Days
#124
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.

Plays well off bench
CNew Orleans Pelicans
March 25, 2026
Matkovic ended with 12 points (5-6 FG, 2-2 3Pt), three rebounds and one assist in 23 minutes during Tuesday's 121-116 loss to the Knicks.
ANALYSIS
This was a solid showing for Matkovic, but with the Pelicans no longer in the mix for a playoff spot, it will be interesting to see if the team looks to get Derik Queen more involved at the expense of Matkovic. The veteran holds averages of 5.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per contest this season.
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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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True Shooting %
71.6%
 
Effective Field Goal %
70.3%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
37.9%
 
Free Throw Rate
17.8%
 
Offensive Rebound %
8.3%
 
Defensive Rebound %
18.9%
 
Total Rebound %
13.6%
 
Assist %
8.0%
 
Steal %
1.2%
 
Block %
5.8%
 
Turnover %
9.8%
 
Usage %
12.9%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
14.7
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
 
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Posts first double-double
CNew Orleans Pelicans
March 17, 2026
Matkovic chipped in 13 points (5-7 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist and one steal across 20 minutes during Monday's 129-111 win over Dallas.
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Left out of rotation
CNew Orleans Pelicans
March 4, 2026
Matkovic (coach's decision) went unused off the bench Tuesday in the Pelicans' 110-101 loss to the Lakers.
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Fares well off bench
CNew Orleans Pelicans
February 25, 2026
Matkovic finished with 10 points (4-6 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), eight rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal across 18 minutes during Tuesday's 113-109 win over the Warriors.
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Flirts with double-double
CNew Orleans Pelicans
February 10, 2026
Matkovic ended Monday's 120-94 win over the Kings with 12 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), nine rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes.
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Busy on defensive end in loss
CNew Orleans Pelicans
February 1, 2026
Matkovic posted two points (1-1 FG), five rebounds, one assist, two blocks and two steals in 16 minutes off the bench during Saturday's 124-114 loss to the 76ers.
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