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Karlo Matkovic New Orleans Pelicans · #17

Forward · 6'10", 231 lb · Age 25 · 2nd season

Karlo Matkovic is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans who has played 104 games over 2 seasons, averaging 5.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 2025-26.

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New Orleans Pelicans · #17 · Forward

Karlo Matkovic

Season avg5.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.8 ast · .604 fg

Career avg6.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.9 ast · .592 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

5.7pts

3.7reb

0.8ast

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Scouting report

Karlo Matkovic — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 51

Karlo Matkovic is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans who has played 104 games over 2 seasons, averaging 5.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists i

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Karlo Matkovic stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #365 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

51Impact index

23Star score

Career scoring average6.5 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Karlo Matkovic — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

5.7 PPG

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Playmaking

0.8 APG

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Rebounding

3.7 RPG

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Shooting

.422 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Karlo Matkovic

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 52% confidence

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pts

2.4–8.0

3.3

reb

1.9–4.7

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ast

-0.4–1.8

13.4

min

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health

.596

fg%

~base

.396

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 5.7 → projected 5.2 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season-0.5 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 25 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 42 / 62 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Karlo Matkovic career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	42	18.8	7.7	5.0	1.1	.574	.318
2025-26	62	14.7	5.7	3.7	0.8	.604	.422
Career	104	16.4	6.5	4.2	0.9

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the New Orleans Pelicans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

31–51proj record

#11conf seed

-4net rtg

113.5off rtg

117.4def rtg

2%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Herbert Jones, Derik Queen.

How his role moves

Projected 31–51, 11th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

51 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Karlo Matkovic

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-03-30

The beginning

Karlo Matkovic is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

New Orleans Pelicans

Turning pro

Drafted 52nd overall, 2022 as a Forward.

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Karlo Matkovic is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Chapter

He has played 104 games over 2 seasons (2024-26), averaging 16.4 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 62 games, averaging 5.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 14.7 minutes.

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Matkovic's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 10"
Weight: 231 lbs
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 52nd overall, 2022
Age: 25
Jersey: #17

Beyond the game

Karlo Matkovic, born 2001-03-30, listed at 6'10" and 231 lb. He has 3 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 16.4 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth14.7 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 42.2% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Karlo Matkovic — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Karlo Matkovic, answered.

What position does Karlo Matkovic play?

Karlo Matkovic is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

How many NBA games has Karlo Matkovic played?

104 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 16.4 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Karlo Matkovic played?

2 seasons (2024-26).

How tall is Karlo Matkovic?

6'10", 231 lb

Karlo Matkovic career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.