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{{short description|Swedish basketball player}}
{{Short description|Swedish basketball player (born 2003)}}
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| name = Bobi Klintman
| name = Bobi Klintman
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| number = 34
| position = [[Power forward]] / [[small forward]]
| position = [[Power forward]] / [[small forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 212
| weight_lbs = 225
| league = [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]]
| league = [[NBA G League]]
| team = Cairns Taipans
| team = Motor City Cruise
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| number = 34
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|6|df=y}}
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|2003|3|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Malmö]], Sweden
| birth_place = [[Malmö]], Sweden
| high_school = Sunrise Christian Academy<br>([[Bel Aire, Kansas]])
| high_school = Sunrise Christian Academy<br>([[Bel Aire, Kansas]])
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| years2 = 2021
| years2 = 2021
| team2 = [[Borås Basket]]
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| years3 = 2023–present
| years3 = 2023–2024
| team3 = [[Cairns Taipans]]
| team3 = [[Cairns Taipans]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2024|start}}–present
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| team4 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| years5 = [[2024–25 NBA G League season|2024]]–present
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'''Bobi Klintman ''' (born 6 March 2003) is a Swedish professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest Demon Deacons]].
'''Bobi Klintman''' (born 6 March 2003) is a Swedish professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Motor City Cruise]] of the [[NBA G League]], on assignment from the [[Detroit Pistons]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest Demon Deacons]]. He was drafted by the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] in the second round of the [[2024 NBA draft]].


==Early life and high school career==
==Early life and high school career==
Klintman was born in [[Malmö]], Sweden, to a Swedish mother and a father from [[Senegal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobi Klintman Q&A |url=https://www.prospectiveinsight.com/post/bobi-klintman |website=Prospective Insight |access-date=26 July 2023 |language=English |date=11 Jun 2022}}</ref><ref name=nbl23>{{cite web|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/snakes-strike-to-sign-next-star|title=Snakes Strike to Sign Next Star|website=NBL.com.au|date=13 June 2023|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref> He attended Sweden's RIG Mark Academy in [[Kinna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kansas.rivals.com/news/maryland-basketball-lands-commitment-from-swedish-three-star-wing|title=Maryland basketball lands commitment from Swedish three-star wing|first=Scott|last=Greene|website=[[Rivals.com]]|date=13 October 2021|access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> In the 2019–20 season, he played 13 games for RIG Mark in the third-tier [[Basketettan]].<ref name=usbasket>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/player/Bo-Klintman/502029|title=Bo Klintman|work=usbasket.com|access-date=13 June 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He continued with RIG Mark in the second-tier [[Superettan (basketball)|Superettan]] in 2020–21 before the season was cancelled in February 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://netscoutsbasketball.com/blog/meeting-top-international-prospects-bobi-klintman/|title=Meeting Top International Prospects: Bobi Klintman|first=Carl|last=Berman|website=netscoutsbasketball.com|date=9 March 2021|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref> He played six games for [[Borås Basket]] in the first-tier [[Swedish Basketball League|Basketligan]] to finish the season.<ref name="usbasket" />
Klintman was born in [[Malmö]], Sweden, to a Swedish mother and a father from [[Senegal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobi Klintman Q&A |url=https://www.prospectiveinsight.com/post/bobi-klintman |website=Prospective Insight |access-date=26 July 2023 |language=English |date=11 Jun 2022}}</ref><ref name=nbl23>{{cite web|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/snakes-strike-to-sign-next-star|title=Snakes Strike to Sign Next Star|website=NBL.com.au|date=13 June 2023|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref> He attended Sweden's RIG Mark Academy in [[Kinna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kansas.rivals.com/news/maryland-basketball-lands-commitment-from-swedish-three-star-wing|title=Maryland basketball lands commitment from Swedish three-star wing|first=Scott|last=Greene|website=[[Rivals.com]]|date=13 October 2021|access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> In the 2019–20 season, he played 13 games for RIG Mark in the third-tier [[Basketettan]].<ref name=usbasket>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/player/Bo-Klintman/502029|title=Bo Klintman|work=usbasket.com|access-date=13 June 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He continued with RIG Mark in the second-tier [[Superettan (basketball)|Superettan]] in 2020–21 before the season was cancelled in February 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://netscoutsbasketball.com/blog/meeting-top-international-prospects-bobi-klintman/|title=Meeting Top International Prospects: Bobi Klintman|first=Carl|last=Berman|website=netscoutsbasketball.com|date=9 March 2021|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref> He played six games for [[Borås Basket]] in the first-tier [[Swedish Basketball League|Basketligan]] to finish the season.<ref name="usbasket" />


Klintman enrolled at Sunrise Christian Academy in [[Bel Aire, Kansas]], for the 2021–22 U.S. high school year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2021 |title=Recruit Bobi Klintman has KU basketball on list of 6 schools |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article254030063.html |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=[[The Kansas City Star]]}}</ref> He was rated a four-star [[college recruiting|recruit]] and initially committed to playing college basketball for [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/13/bobi-klintman-maryland-basketball-recruit/|title=Maryland men's basketball lands four-star Bobi Klintman as first recruit in 2022 class|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=13 October 2021|access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> He later decommitted from Maryland and committed to play for [[Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball|Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/college/colorado-buffaloes/news/4-star-sf-bobi-klintman-commits-to-colorado/|title=4-star SF Bobi Klintman commits to Colorado|first=Joe|last=Tipton|website=On3.com|date=14 April 2022|access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> Klintman decommitted a second time and ultimately signed to play for [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Article/4-star-forward-Bobi-Klintman-commits-to-Wake-Forest-former-Colorado-and-Maryland-commit-2022-basketball-recruiting-187523812/|title=Top150 prospect Bobi Klintman commits to Wake Forest|first=Travis|last=Branham|website=[[247Sports]]|date=13 May 2022|access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>
Klintman enrolled at Sunrise Christian Academy in [[Bel Aire, Kansas]], for the 2021–22 U.S. high school year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2021 |title=Recruit Bobi Klintman has KU basketball on list of 6 schools |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article254030063.html |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=[[The Kansas City Star]]}}</ref> He was rated a four-star [[college recruiting|recruit]] and initially committed to playing college basketball for [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/13/bobi-klintman-maryland-basketball-recruit/|title=Maryland men's basketball lands four-star Bobi Klintman as first recruit in 2022 class|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=13 October 2021|access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> He later decommitted from Maryland and committed to play for [[Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball|Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/college/colorado-buffaloes/news/4-star-sf-bobi-klintman-commits-to-colorado/|title=4-star SF Bobi Klintman commits to Colorado|first=Joe|last=Tipton|website=On3.com|date=14 April 2022|access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> Klintman decommitted a second time and ultimately signed to play for [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Article/4-star-forward-Bobi-Klintman-commits-to-Wake-Forest-former-Colorado-and-Maryland-commit-2022-basketball-recruiting-187523812/|title=Top150 prospect Bobi Klintman commits to Wake Forest|first=Travis|last=Branham|website=[[247Sports]]|date=13 May 2022|access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>


==College career==
==College career==
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==Professional career==
==Professional career==
===Cairns Taipans (2023–2024)===
On 13 June 2023, Klintman signed with the [[Cairns Taipans]] of the Australian [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL), joining the team as part of the league's ''Next Stars'' program for the [[2023–24 NBL season|2023–24 season]].<ref name="nbl23" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.taipans.com/news/taipans-secure-swedish-sensation|title=TAIPANS SECURE SWEDISH SENSATION|website=Taipans.com|date=13 June 2023|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref>
On 13 June 2023, Klintman signed with the [[Cairns Taipans]] of the Australian [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL), joining the team as part of the league's ''Next Stars'' program for the [[2023–24 NBL season|2023–24 season]].<ref name="nbl23" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.taipans.com/news/taipans-secure-swedish-sensation|title=TAIPANS SECURE SWEDISH SENSATION|website=Taipans.com|date=13 June 2023|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref>

===Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Timberwolves Acquire a Future Draft Pick and Cash Considerations|url=https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-acquire-a-future-draft-pick-and-cash-considerations|website=NBA.com|date=July 6, 2024|access-date=July 7, 2024}}</ref> On July 13, he signed with the Pistons.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rory|last=Maher|title=Pistons Sign Bobi Klintman To Four-Year Deal|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/07/pistons-to-sign-bobi-klintman-to-four-year-deal.html|website=HoopsRumors.com|date=July 13, 2024|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> Throughout his rookie season, he has been [[NBA G League#Standard assignment|assigned]] several times to the [[Motor City Cruise]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2024-2025 Motor City Cruise Transaction History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/gleague/teams/Motor-City-Cruise/62/Transaction_History/2025|website=RealGM.com|access-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref>


==National team career==
==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 men's national under-18 basketball team in Finland in the Nordic championships where they won the gold medal.
Klintman played for the [[Sweden men's national under-20 basketball team|Sweden under-20 basketball team]] in the [[2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloggersodear.com/2022/7/24/23276336/bobi-klintman-dominates-at-fiba-u20-championship-wake-forest-wfu-deacs-demon-deacons|title=Bobi Klintman Dominates at FIBA U20 Championship|first=Adam|last=Bridgers|website=BloggerSoDear.com|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|date=24 July 2022|access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref> He was selected for the All-Star team.
Klintman played for the [[Sweden men's national under-20 basketball team|Sweden under-20 basketball team]] in the [[2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloggersodear.com/2022/7/24/23276336/bobi-klintman-dominates-at-fiba-u20-championship-wake-forest-wfu-deacs-demon-deacons|title=Bobi Klintman Dominates at FIBA U20 Championship|first=Adam|last=Bridgers|website=BloggerSoDear.com|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|date=24 July 2022|access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref> He was selected for the All-Star team.


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*[https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/bobi-klintman/6937 Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio]
*[https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/bobi-klintman/6937 Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio]


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Latest revision as of 14:11, 18 December 2024

Bobi Klintman
No. 34 – Motor City Cruise
PositionPower forward / small forward
LeagueNBA G League
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)
CollegeWake Forest (2022–2023)
NBA draft2024: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021RIG Mark Kinna
2021Borås Basket
2023–2024Cairns Taipans
2024–presentDetroit Pistons
2024–present→Motor City Cruise
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Bobi Klintman (born 6 March 2003) is a Swedish professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League, on assignment from 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.

Early life and high school career

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Klintman was born in Malmö, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and a father from Senegal.[1][2] He attended Sweden's RIG Mark Academy in Kinna.[3] In the 2019–20 season, he played 13 games for RIG Mark in the third-tier Basketettan.[4] 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.[5] He played six games for Borås Basket in the first-tier Basketligan to finish the season.[4]

Klintman enrolled at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, for the 2021–22 U.S. high school year.[6] He was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to playing college basketball for Maryland.[7] He later decommitted from Maryland and committed to play for Colorado.[8] Klintman decommitted a second time and ultimately signed to play for Wake Forest.[9]

College career

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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.[10]

Klintman initially declared for the 2023 NBA draft[11][12] and later informed Wake Forest that he would not return to the team for the 2023–24 season.[13]

Professional career

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Cairns Taipans (2023–2024)

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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.[2][14]

Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (2024–present)

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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.[15] On July 13, he signed with the Pistons.[16] Throughout his rookie season, he has been assigned several times to the Motor City Cruise.[17]

National team career

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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

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Legend
  GP Games 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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Cairns 23 6 21.3 .443 .357 .793 4.8 .7 .8 .5 9.7

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Wake Forest 33 5 20.5 .407 .368 .743 4.5 .8 .5 .6 5.3

References

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  1. ^ "Bobi Klintman Q&A". Prospective Insight. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Snakes Strike to Sign Next Star". NBL.com.au. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ Greene, Scott (13 October 2021). "Maryland basketball lands commitment from Swedish three-star wing". Rivals.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Bo Klintman". usbasket.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ^ Berman, Carl (9 March 2021). "Meeting Top International Prospects: Bobi Klintman". netscoutsbasketball.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Recruit Bobi Klintman has KU basketball on list of 6 schools". The Kansas City Star. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Maryland men's basketball lands four-star Bobi Klintman as first recruit in 2022 class". The Washington Post. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. ^ Tipton, Joe (14 April 2022). "4-star SF Bobi Klintman commits to Colorado". On3.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. ^ Branham, Travis (13 May 2022). "Top150 prospect Bobi Klintman commits to Wake Forest". 247Sports. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Bobi Klintman". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  11. ^ O'Neill, Conor (6 April 2023). "Bobi Klintman to enter NBA draft while maintaining eligibility". Rivals.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  12. ^ Vecenie, Sam (6 April 2023). "Why Bobi Klintman could be NBA Draft's mystery man — and why his declaration is so interesting". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  13. ^ Taylor, Cody (15 May 2023). "Report: Wake Forest's Bobi Klintman has withdrawn from the draft combine". Rookie Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  14. ^ "TAIPANS SECURE SWEDISH SENSATION". Taipans.com. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Timberwolves Acquire a Future Draft Pick and Cash Considerations". NBA.com. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  16. ^ Maher, Rory (13 July 2024). "Pistons Sign Bobi Klintman To Four-Year Deal". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ^ "2024-2025 Motor City Cruise Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  18. ^ Bridgers, Adam (24 July 2022). "Bobi Klintman Dominates at FIBA U20 Championship". BloggerSoDear.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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