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 last played for the Pelicans on Nov. 20 against the Cavaliers, and he finished that contest with two points, five rebounds, two steals and one block over 18 minutes.
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2024-25 Stats
GPMINPTSREBASTTOPF57.80.82.00.00.80.82024-25 Rebounding
REBDREBOREB2.00.81.22024-25 Defensive
BLKSTL0.60.62024-25 Shooting
FG%2P%3P%FT%TS%40.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%40.0%2024-25 Advanced
+/-A/TOTD3DD2+10.000
Team
New Orleans Pelicans
Birthdate
3/30/2001 (23)
Status
ACT
HT/WT
6'10", 231 lbs
Draft Info
2022: Rd 2; Pk 52 (NOP)
Birthplace
Livno,, BIH
Position
PF
Career History
New Orleans Pelicans
2024-Present
(1 season)
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DraftKings points 5.2FanDuel Points 5.5PTS 1.3REB 2.0AST 0.0BLK 0.4STL 0.42PM 0.53PM 0.1FTM 0.1TO 0.8MIN 6.8CBSS fantasy points 3.4ESPN fantasy points 5.3Yahoo fantasy points 5.5
Pregame Probabilities
Record a double-double0%Record a triple-double0%Record 10 or more REB1%Record 4-plus 3-pointers5%Score 30 or more pts0%Record 10 or more AST0%
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 last played for the Pelicans on Nov. 20 against the Cavaliers, and he finished that contest with two points, five rebounds, two steals and one block over 18 minutes.
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.
Matkovic was recalled from the 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.
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.
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.