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2024 Stats
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MPG
Minutes Per Game
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PPG
Points Per Game
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FG%
Field Goal Percentage
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RPG
Rebounds Per Game
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APG
Assists Per Game
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| Regular Season | 7.8 | 0.8 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Top Karlo Matkovic News
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Won't play Sunday
Matkovic (back) is out for Sunday's game versus the Pacers.
Matkovic hasn't played for the Pelicans or the G League's Birmingham Squadron since Dec. 4, and his continued absence due to a bout with a low back disc protrusion won't affect New Orleans' rotation. His next chance to suit up will come Thursday versus Houston.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Ruled out for Thursday
Matkovic (back) will not play Thursday versus Sacramento.
Matkovic has logged just five appearances and 39 total minutes of action for New Orleans this season. Despite injury woes and a lack of frontcourt depth for the Pelicans, Matkovic has been unable to carve out a role.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Won't play Sunday
Matkovic (back) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Spurs.
Matkovic will miss both halves of the Pelicans' weekend back-to-back set due to lower-back soreness. However, his absence shouldn't impact New Orleans' rotation.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Questionable for Saturday
Matkovic is questionable for Saturday's game against the Thunder due to low back soreness.
Matkovic was recalled from the Pelican's G League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron, on Thursday. His availability for Saturday's game is in question, but even if he's able to play, he's not expected to see significant minutes at the NBA level.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Won't play Saturday vs. OKC
Matkovic (back) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Thunder, Erin Summers of the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network reports.
Matkovic is dealing with lower back soreness, and he will be held out of Saturday's game as a result. He could return for Sunday's game against the Spurs, though the 23-year-old forward hasn't seen much playing time off the bench even when he is available to play.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Returns to parent club
The Pelicans recalled Matkovic from the G League's Birmingham Squadron on Thursday.
Matkovic is unlikely to receive significant playing time for the Pelicans while with the NBA club. The 23-year-old forward is averaging 0.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 7.8 minutes across five appearances with New Orleans this season.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Returns from G League
The Pelicans recalled Matkovic from the G League's Birmingham Squadrons on Saturday.
Matkovic is coming off a dominant double-double performance against the Memphis Hustle on Saturday, finishing with 29 points, 11 rebounds and six assists over 32 minutes. Across eight outings in the G League, he's averaged 18.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 blocks over 30.3 minutes per game. Matkovic retains a spot on the Pelicans' 15-man roster, but he hasn't been a regular member of the rotation at the NBA level during his rookie season.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Recalled to NBA
The Pelicans recalled Matkovic from the G League's Birmingham Squadron on Monday.
Matkovic made four appearances with the Squadron, averaging 17.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 27.4 minutes per game. On Sunday, he posted 24 points (8-12 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, two blocks and an assist in 27 minutes during a blowout win over the G League's Oklahoma City Blue.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Back with NBA club
The Pelicans recalled Matkovic from the G League's Birmingham Squadron on Thursday.
The Pelicans are dealing with a variety of injuries early on in the season, so the team has elected to add depth in the form of Matkovic and Antonio Reeves. Matkovic has seen limited playing time so far this year for New Orleans, logging five minutes in two appearances.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Cleared to play
Pelicans vice president of basketball operations said Monday that Matkovic (groin) is ready to go for training camp this week, Erin Summers of Bally Sports New Orleans reports.
Matkovic sat out of the Summer League finale due to some mild groin soreness, but he's not expected to have any limitations during camp. A draft-and-stash player from the 2022 NBA Draft, Matkovic has an opportunity to earn a rotation spot due to the lack of frontcourt depth for the Pelicans.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Sitting out SL finale
Matkovic won't play in Saturday's Summer League game against the Nuggets due to left groin soreness, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
A draft-and-stash player from the 2022 NBA Draft, Matkovic joined the Pelicans' G League affiliate late in the 2023-24 season and has been part of the team's Summer League roster in Las Vegas. With the Pelicans a bit thin in the frontcourt, Matkovic could see occasional playing time during the upcoming season. His groin injury shouldn't impact his availability for training camp.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Gets three-year deal from New Orleans
Matkovic agreed to a three-year, $4.9 million contract with the Pelicans on Sunday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Selected by the Pelicans with the No. 52 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Matkovic spent most of the last two seasons in Europe before joining New Orleans' G League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron, this past February. He appeared in 10 games for Birmingham, averaging 17.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 31.3 minutes per game. After recording eight points and eight rebounds for the Pelicans in his first outing in the Las Vegas Summer League on Friday, Matkovic has now been formally added to the club's 15-man roster after signing a contract, which includes a team option for 2026-27. Matkovic could find his way into the rotation for a new-look Pelicans squad that wasn't able to retain two key frontcourt players in Jonas Valanciunas and Naji Marshall in free agency.
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Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Out Sunday
Matkovic won't play in Sunday's Summer League game against the 76ers, Erin Summers of Bally Sports New Orleans reports.
It's unclear why the second-year forward won't be available, but Saturday's contest is New Orleans' final Summer League matchup this year. The 2022 second-round pick has yet to appear in a regular season NBA game and spent last season playing for KK Cedevita Olimpija.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-10, 231 lbs |
| Birthplace: Livno, BA |
| Age: 23 |
| Experience: R |