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Karlo Matković

New Orleans Pelicans · #17 · Reserve
PF6'10"231 lbage 252 yrs exp
8th best of 13 on NOPworth +0.1 wins to the rotation
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Elite interior finisher & rim protector
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Western · Southwest · proj. 34-48 (▼1.7)
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A 25-year-old developmental big on a team option who didn't appear in 2025-26, so there's no sample to rate. He's a depth-chart flyer — a physical, energy frontcourt body still trying to carve out an NBA role.

7.7
PPG
5
RPG
1.1
APG
0.5
SPG
1
BPG
GP 42MPG 18.8FG% 57.43P% 31.8FT% 77.3TS% 63.9USG% 15.9PER 15.6BPM -2VORP 0
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Inside finishing99
Rim protection98
Rebounding94
Scoring80
Perimeter defense71
Shooting66
Playmaking61

Skill ratings are 2024-25 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons
6.5
PPG
4.2
RPG
0.9
APG
104
GAMES
Points 677Win Shares 4.3Starts 9Best season 2025-26 · 5.7 ppg

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2024-25 → 2025-26 · age 23 → 24
▲Rising

Karlo, at 24, is on a clear upward trajectory — 1.2 → 2.3 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▬ 2.2 wins (-0.1)
Age should add a little at 25. Range 1.4–3.0 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.0 → +0.7+2.726-27 forecast +0.0
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2024-25: -2.0 · 42 games2025-26: +0.7 · 62 games2026-27: +0.0 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.2 → 2.3+1.126-27 forecast 2.2
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2024-25: 1.2 · 42 games2025-26: 2.3 · 62 games2026-27: 2.2 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $4.9M vs $2.3M salary+$2.7M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$2.3M salary2024-25: $3.1M · 42 games2025-26: $5.0M · 62 games2026-27: $4.9M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Current deal: $2,296,271 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2024-25 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$2,296,271Team option
1% of the club’s payroll · 14th of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$4,947,222 /yr
Surplus+$2,650,951
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.