Bo "Bobi" Klintman (born 6 March 2003) is a Swedish professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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. He was drafted by the

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in the second round of the

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Early life and high school career

Klintman was born in

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and a father from

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. He attended Sweden's RIG Mark Academy in

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. In the 2019–20 season, he played 13 games for RIG Mark in the third-tier Basketettan. He continued with RIG Mark in the second-tier

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in 2020–21 before the season was cancelled in February 2021 due to the

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. He played six games for

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in the first-tier

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to finish the season. Klintman enrolled at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, for the 2021–22 U.S. high school year. He was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to playing college basketball for

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. He later decommitted from Maryland and committed to play for

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. Klintman decommitted a second time and ultimately signed to play for Wake Forest.

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

. Klintman initially declared for the

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and later informed Wake Forest that he would not return to the team for the 2023–24 season.

Professional career

Cairns Taipans (2023–2024)

On 13 June 2023, Klintman signed with the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), joining the team as part of the league's ''Next Stars'' program for the 2023–24 season.

Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (2024–present)

On 27 June 2024, Klintman was selected with the 37th overall pick by the

in the

. However, he was traded to the

along with

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for the 53rd overall pick in the 2024 draft. On July 13, he signed with the Pistons. Throughout his rookie season, he has been assigned several times to the

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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. He was selected for the All-Star team.

Career statistics

NBA

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NBL

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College

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References

External links

Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio
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