Peja Stojaković

Predrag Stojaković
	Stojaković with the Mavericks in 2011
Sacramento Kings
Position	VP, Basketball & Team Development
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	June 9, 1977; Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
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
	NBA champion (2011); 3× NBA All-Star (2002–2004); All-NBA Second Team (2004); 2× NBA 3-Point Shootout champion (2002, 2003); NBA three-point field goals leader (2004); FIBA EuroBasket MVP (2001); FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer (1998); FIBA Korać Cup winner (1994); Greek Cup winner (1995); Greek League MVP (1998); 2x Greek All Star Game MVP (1997, 1998); 2× Mister Europa Player of the Year (2001, 2002); Euroscar Player of the Year (2001); Yugoslavian Most Valuable Young Player (1994); No. 16 retired by Sacramento Kings;
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
Men's basketball
Representing Yugoslavia
FIBA World Cup
FIBA EuroBasket

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).

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

"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

NBA profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Peja Stojakovic on Basketball-Reference Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Mavericks finish off Heat 4-2 as Dallas wins its first NBA title". USA Today. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

[2] "Peja Stojakovic to retire after 13 years". ESPN. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2014.