Bobi Klintman

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Bobi Klintman
No. 34–Detroit Pistons
Position Power forward / small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 21)
Malmö, Sweden
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolSunrise Christian Academy
(Bel Aire, Kansas)
College Wake Forest (2022–2023)
NBA draft 2024: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021RIG Mark Kinna
2021 Borås Basket
2023–2024 Cairns Taipans
2024–present Detroit Pistons
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com

Bo ''Bobi'' Klintman [1] (born 6 March 2003) is a Swedish professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft.

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Early life and high school career

Klintman was born in Malmö, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and a father from Senegal. [2] [3] He attended Sweden's RIG Mark Academy in Kinna. [4] In the 2019–20 season, he played 13 games for RIG Mark in the third-tier Basketettan. [5] He continued with RIG Mark in the second-tier Superettan in 2020–21 before the season was cancelled in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] He played six games for Borås Basket in the first-tier Basketligan to finish the season. [5]

Klintman enrolled at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, for the 2021–22 U.S. high school year. [7] He was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to playing college basketball for Maryland. [8] He later decommitted from Maryland and committed to play for Colorado. [9] Klintman decommitted a second time and ultimately signed to play for Wake Forest. [10]

College career

As a freshman in the 2022–23 season, Klintman played in 33 games with five starts and averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. [11]

Klintman initially declared for the 2023 NBA draft [12] [13] and later informed Wake Forest that he would not return to the team for the 2023–24 season. [14]

Professional career

Cairns Taipans (2023–2024)

On 13 June 2023, Klintman signed with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), joining the team as part of the league's Next Stars program for the 2023–24 season. [3] [15]

Detroit Pistons (2024–present)

On 27 June 2024, Klintman was selected with the 37th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA draft. However, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons along with Wendell Moore Jr. for the 53rd overall pick in the 2024 draft. [16] On July 13, he signed with the Pistons. [17]

National team career

Klintman played for the Sweden men’s national under-18 basketball team in Finland in the Nordic championships where they won the gold medal. Klintman played for the Sweden under-20 basketball team in the 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B. [18] He was selected for the All-Star team.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBL

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Cairns 23621.3.443.357.7934.8.7.8.59.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 Wake Forest 33520.5.407.368.7434.5.8.5.65.3

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Snakes Strike to Sign Next Star". NBL.com.au. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Recruit Bobi Klintman has KU basketball on list of 6 schools". The Kansas City Star . 6 September 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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