Peja Stojakovic

About Peja Stojakovic

With the Sacramento Kings, he is best renowned for his 3-point shooting.

Predrag Stojaković, known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the assistant general manager and director of player personnel and development of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. Standing at 6 ft 9, Stojaković played mostly at the small forward position. He won the NBA Three-Point Contest two times, and was the first European-born player to win one of the All-Star Weekend competitions. Stojaković made 1,760 three-point field goals in his career which ranked 10th all-time at the point of his retirement. Stojaković currently ranks 20th in this category. After starting in Crvena zvezda and while playing for PAOK, Stojaković was drafted fourteenth overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 1996 NBA draft.

NBA draft	1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14, Sacramento Kings
Listed height	6 ft 10 in
Born	June 9, 1977, Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Listed weight	229 lb
Nationality	Serbian / Greek

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Trivia

He finished finished second in the Most Improved player voting and played in his first All-Star game while on the Sacramento Kings in 2001.

Peja Stojakovic before fame

He earned two gold medals with the Yugoslav national team while playing basketball in Greece's P.A.O.K. league.

Achievement of Peja Stojakovic

While with the Sacramento Kings in 2001, he finished second in the Most Improved Player voting and made his first All-Star appearance.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$45 Million

Peja Stojakovic family life

Miodrag and Branka Stojakovic gave birth to him.

Associations of Peja Stojakovic

Byron Scott, who would later become his head coach in New Orleans, guarded him in the P.A.O.K. finals.

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