Karlo Matkovic

25-Year-Old CenterC

New Orleans Pelicans NBA

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Est. Return 10/1/2026

2025 Stats

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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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From Preseason

#216

ADP

Height 6'10"

Weight 231

DOB 3/30/2001

College Bosnia and Herzegovina

Drafted 2nd Rd, #22 in 2022

Team option picked up

CNew Orleans Pelicans

Back

June 25, 2026

The Pelicans announced Thursday that they exercised a third-year option on Matkovic (back).

ANALYSIS
Matkovic is set to compete with Yves Missi (hand) and Derik Queen for the top center spot in 2026-27. Last regular season, Matkovic averaged 5.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 14.7 minutes per contest across 62 games while shooting 60.4 percent from the field.

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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.

True Shooting %
An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
Effective Field Goal %
A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
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.
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True Shooting %

69.6%

Effective Field Goal %

68.5%

3-Point Attempt Rate

38.3%

Free Throw Rate

17.4%

Offensive Rebound %

8.4%

Defensive Rebound %

18.8%

Total Rebound %

13.5%

Assist %

7.7%

Steal %

1.1%

Block %

5.6%

Turnover %

10.0%

Usage %

13.1%

Fantasy Points Per Game

14.6

Fantasy Points Per Minute

1.0

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