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).
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Predrag Stojaković Stojaković with the Mavericks in 2011 |
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| Position | VP, Basketball & Team Development |
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| League | NBA |
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| Born | (1977-06-09) June 9, 1977 (age 48)
Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Serbian / Greek |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
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| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall |
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| Selected by the Sacramento Kings |
| Playing career | 1992–2011 |
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| Position | Small forward |
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| Number | 8, 16 |
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| 1992–1993 | Crvena zvezda |
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| 1993–1998 | PAOK |
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| 1998–2006 | Sacramento Kings |
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| 2006 | Indiana Pacers |
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| 2006–2010 | New Orleans Hornets |
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| 2010–2011 | Toronto Raptors |
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| 2011 | Dallas Mavericks |
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- 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
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| Points | 13,647 (17.0 ppg) |
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| Rebounds | 3,782 (4.7 rpg) |
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| Assists | 1,408 (1.8 apg) |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Representing Yugoslavia |
| FIBA World Cup |
| 2002 Indianapolis | National team |
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| 1999 France | National team |
| 2001 Turkey | National team |
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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]
