Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Karlo Matkovic was born 30 March 2001 in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a power forward in the NBA.

In 2017, Matković participated in the Jordan Brand Classic camp. In August 2018, he participated at the Basketball Without Borders Europe camp in Belgrade, Serbia.

During the 2018–19 Croatian League season, Matković was promoted to the Cedevita senior team. In April 2019, he signed his first professional contract for Cedevita. In September 2019, he was loaned to OKK Beograd for the 2019–20 Serbian League season. In August 2020, he was loaned to Mega Soccerbet for the 2020–21 ABA season. 

In April 2022, Matković declared for the 2022 NBA draft. He was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2022 NBA Draft. Following the draft, it was reported that Matković will not join the Pelicans roster for the 2022–23 NBA season.