Peja Stojaković
Predrag Stojaković (Serbian: Предраг Стојаковић, predraːg stojaːkoʋitɕ; born 9 June 1977), known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian retired professional basketball player. He played a career total of 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, and Dallas Mavericks. He has also played for the Red Star Belgrade of the YUBA Liga and with PAOK of the Greek Basket League (GBL).
![]() Stojaković with the Mavericks in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | VP, Basketball & Team Development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | June 9, 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian / Greek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1992–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8, 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1998 | PAOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2006 | Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | New Orleans Hornets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Toronto Raptors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Points | 13,647 (17.0 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 3,782 (4.7 rpg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assists | 1,408 (1.8 apg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a one-time NBA Champion, winning the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy with the Mavericks in 2011.[1]
On 19 December 2011, Stojaković announced that he was retiring from playing professional basketball. He said that ongoing back and neck problems had affected his play later in his career.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Mavericks finish off Heat 4-2 as Dallas wins its first NBA title". USA Today. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ "Peja Stojakovic to retire after 13 years". ESPN. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
Other websites
change- NBA profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Peja Stojakovic on Basketball-Reference Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine