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New Orleans Pelicans | #17 | Forward-Center

Karlo

Matković

PPG

0.8

RPG

2.0

APG

--

PIE

2.8

HEIGHT

6'10" (2.08m)

WEIGHT

231lb (105kg)

COUNTRY

Bosnia and Herzegovina

LAST ATTENDED

Mega Basket

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

March 30, 2001

DRAFT

2022 R2 Pick 52

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

6'10" | 231lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2022 R2 Pick 52

BIRTHDATE

March 30, 2001

COUNTRY

Bosnia and Herzegovina

LAST ATTENDED

Mega Basket

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 Season (Slovenia): Started all 34 games he appeared in for Slovenian KK Cedevita Olimpija of the Adriatic Basketball Association, averaging 15.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.4 blocks in 28.3 minutes per game in ABA, EuroCup, ABA Supercup and Spar Cup play. Summer League (New Orleans: 2024): Appeared in four games for the Pelicans, averaging 10.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks in 18.0 minutes per contest…Shot .654 from the floor and .875 from the free throw line.

BEFORE NBA

Over six seasons overseas, has played for three different teams in Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia…2022-23 Season (Slovenia): Played for Slovenian KK Cedevita Olimpija of the Adriatic Basketball Association during the 2022-23 season, in which the Croatian averaged 8.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in ABA and EuroCup play…2021-22 (Serbia): In the Liga ABA league, appeared in 25 games (13 starts), averaging 11.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 22.0 minutes per game…Was named Adriatic League Liga ABA Round 7 MVP…2020-21 (Serbia): Appeared in 18 games (four starts), averaging 6.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 10.6 minutes per game in Liga ABA play…2019-20 (Serbia): Was loaned to OKK Belgrade for the Serbian League season…Appeared in 26 games (25 starts), averaging 5.7 points, 3.3 boards, and 1.1 blocks in 13.6 minutes per game…2018-19 (Croatia): Played on Cedevita’s U16 and U18 squad which led to his first professional contract in April of 2019 with Cedevita’s senior league squad….As a 17-year-old, he played nine games (one start) with the senior squad and averaged 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per contest…2017-18 (Croatia): Matkovic joined the Cedevita U16 squad (Adriatic Junior league) in 2017, appearing in four games in the Jr. Liga ABA.