Predrag Stojakovi? (Cyrillic Serbia: ????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? [? PrÃÆ'ªdra:? 'StÃÆ'Â'ja: ko? It ??] ; born June 9, 1977), also known by his nickname Peja (sr./Pedja/????, pronounced ['pÃÆ'ªd? A] ), is a professional basketball executive and a former Serbian player. He is currently director of player and development personnel for the Sacramento Kings.
Standing at 6Ã, ft 10 (2.08 m), Stojakovi? mostly played in small forward positions. He won the NBA Three points on penalties twice, and was the first European-born player to win any of the Weekend All-Star competitions. Stojakovi? making 1,760 three field targets in his career that was ranked 10th of all time at retirement.
After starting on Crvena zvezda and while playing for PAOK, Stojakovi? compiled the entire fourteen by the Sacramento Kings in the 1996 NBA draft. In the NBA, he had a breakthrough season in 2000-01 after two seasons on the bench, averaging 20.4 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting.400 from a distance of three points in his first season as a starter. He finished second in the vote for Most Player Player 2001 Improved. An All-Star player three times and a member of Second Team All-NBA 2004, Stojakovi? enjoying success with the Kings reaching the Western Region Finals of 2002. He also plays for the Indiana Pacers, the New Orleans Hornets and the Toronto Raptors. Stojakovi? won the NBA Championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks.
Stojakovi? led the Yugoslav national team to the gold medal at FIBA ​​EuroBasket 2001 and the FIBA ​​World Championship of 2002. Often regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in Europe, Pe? A crowned Euroscar of the Year by the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and European Mister Players This year twice by the Italian sports magazine Superbasket.
On December 19, 2011, he announced his retirement from basketball. On December 16, 2014, the Sacramento Kings stopped the number.
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Professional career
Stojakovi? born in an ethnic Serbian family, to the parents of Miodrag and Branka Stojakovi ?, in Po'gaga, Croatian SR, SFR Yugoslavia, but his family fled to Belgrade at the beginning of the Yugoslav wars. His father lived and fought in the Serbian Army of the Serbian Krajina against the Croat Army until the fall of Western Slavonia (1995), after which he joined his son in Thessaloniki. Stojakovi's comes from the Papuk mountain region. Many of his relatives now live in Serbia. At the age of 15 (1991-92), he joined KK Crvena zvezda, for whom he played 2 senior seasons, and won the national championship.
PAOK (1994-1998)
Stojakovi? moved to Greece at the age of 16, and joined the Greek League club PAOK. Peja, as known during his time in PAOK, scored an impressive three-point shot against Olympiakos in Piraeus in the 1998 Greek semi-final playoffs, winning the 58-55 game for PAOK. The win, which ended Olympiakos' five-year rule as Greek League champions, allowed PAOK to face Panathinaikos in the final series, despite the club's loss in home games, and eventually lost 3-2 in the series (and league). Stojakovi? heavily guarded throughout the series by his future coach in New Orleans, Byron Scott, who wrapped his basketball career as one of Panathinaikos's top stars, and did not play at his normal level.
In the last season with PAOK, Stojakovi? averaging 23.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in the Greek League, and 20.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in the EuroLeague season 1997-98.
Sacramento Kings (1998-2006)
Stojakovi? selected by the Sacramento Kings in the first round (voted overall 14) of the 1996 NBA draft while playing in Greece. He continued playing there until the Kings signed it before the 1998-99 NBA locking season. After two seasons on the bench with Sacramento, he had a breakthrough season in 2000-01, averaging 20.4 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting.400 from three points in his first season as a starter. He finished second in the vote for Most Player Player 2001 Improved.
In 2001-02, he played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time. His average rating rose to 21.2 ppg, and he achieved the highest career in shooting percentages (0.548) and a three-point percentage (0.416). The average score dropped slightly to 19.2 ppg in 2002-03, but he played again in the All-Star Game. In both seasons, he won a three-point shooting contest performed during the All-Star Weekend.
In 2003-04, Stojakovi? once again chosen as an All-Star, and finished second in the league in a 24.2 ppg career rating. He finished fourth in the MVP voting and was elected to Team 2 of the All-NBA. He also led the NBA in free throw percentage (0.933) and three points made for this season (240). In 2004-05, he missed 16 games with injury, and was somewhat stunted in some games, but still averages 20.1 ppg. Number 16 Peja has been retired by the Sacramento Kings on December 16, 2014.
Indiana Pacers (2006)
On January 25, 2006, Stojakovi? traded to Indiana Pacers in exchange for forward Ron Artest, ending an eight-year term with Kings. However, he missed four games from their first-round playoff series with the New Jersey Nets, all losses.
New Orleans Hornets (2006-2010)
During the 2006 offseason, he agreed to a deal with Hornets New Orleans/Oklahoma City for $ 64 million over five years. On November 14, 2006, Stojakovi? scored a career-high 42 points against the Charlotte Bobcats, and became the first player in NBA history to open the game with 20 straight points for his team. A strong start to the season was stopped by injury, consequently losing all but the first 13 games of the 2006-07 season.
Stojakovi? bounced back in the following season, starting from 77 matches he played, and was a major contributor to helping the Hornets win 56 matches, and their first division title. In the first two games of the second round match against defending champion San Antonio Spurs, both won, Stojakovi? averaging 23.5 points per game while shooting 63.7% of the three-point line. The Hornets eventually lost to Spurs in seven games, ending their journey.
The Hornets core of Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler, David West and Stojakovi? will keep the Hornet still competing in the next year, but the injury and trade of Chandler forced New Orleans to rebuild the team, making veteran Stojakovi? thrown away.
Toronto Raptors (2010-2011)
On November 20, 2010, Stojakovi? traded to the Toronto Raptors along with Jerryd Bayless in exchange for Jarrett Jack, Marcus Banks, and David Andersen.
After appearing in just two games, on January 20, 2011, Stojakovi? released by Raptors. He has missed 26 games with a left knee injury.
Dallas Mavericks and retired (2011) Maps Peja Stojakovi?
Post-roller career
In August 2015, Stojakovi? appointed as director of player and development personnel for the Sacramento Kings. In this role, he serves as General Manager for Reno Bighorns, an affiliate of the Kings NBA Development League.
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Careers of national team
As a member of the Yugoslav FR national basketball team, he earned a bronze medal at FIBA ​​EuroBasket 1999, held in France, as well as a gold medal at FIBA ​​EuroBasket 2001, held in Turkey, and the World Cup FIBA â € <â € <2002, held in Indianapolis, Indiana. He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Stojakovi? was named MVP FIBA ​​EuroBasket 2001, and was a member of the All-Tournament Team in Indianapolis in 2002, along with fellow NBA stars Manu GinÃÆ'³bili, Dirk Nowitzki, and Yao Ming, and Pero Cameron New Zealand.
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Personal life
Stojakovi? gained full Greek citizenship at the age of 17, when he played with PAOK in Greece. His name, in Greek transliteration, is Prentragk "Petza" Kinis Stogiakovits (Greek: ????????? "?????" ?? ?????????????? ). Stojakovi? also speaks Greek fluently.
He is married to the Greek model of Aleka Kamila and the couple has three children. The family lives in Glyfada, Greece.
Stojakovi? presented at the Hellenic Army, a mandatory service by every Greek male. He also runs the "Peja Stojakovi Children Foundation", a charity designed to help improve the lives of children in the Balkan countries of Serbia, Montenegro and Greece.
His favorite family team is Crvena zvezda, where he played professionally in 1992-1994.
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NBA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
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Awards and achievements
- NBA Champion : 2011
- The All-NBA Team :
- Second Team : 2004
- 3ÃÆ'â € "NBA All-Star : 2002, 2003, 2004
- 2ÃÆ'â € "NBA Three-point Shootout Champion : 2002, 2003
- 4th in NBA history in a career free-throw percentage at 0.895
- 16 in NBA history in 3-pointers made with 1,760
- 7 in NBA playoff history in free throw percentage at.900
- 11 in NBA history in 3-pointers tested with 4,392
- The first player in NBA history to start the game by scoring 20 points in a row for his team.
- He and Steve Nash of Phoenix were the only players ranked 25th in percentage of free throws and 3-points during the '04 -'05 and '05 -'06 seasons.
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- Greek Cup Winners: (1995)
- FIBA ​​Top Scorer â € <â €
- The Greek League MVP: 1998
- Winning Euroscar 2001, awarded to the best European basketball player by Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.
- The Best Europa Mister Players in 2001 and 2002 by the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket.
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See also
- List of National Basketball Association career 3-point assessment leaders
- List of 3-point National Basketball Leadership Writing Association
- List of seasonal statistics leaders of the National Association Association
- List National Basketball Association, leader percentage annual free throw
- List of National Basketball Team Leaders three-point leader of the target
- List of European basketball players in the United States
- List of Serbian NBA players
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References
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External links
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- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Predrag Stojakovic at FIBA ​​â € <â € <
- FIBA ​​Europe Profile â € <â € <
Source of the article : Wikipedia
- Second Team : 2004
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