Peja Stojakovic

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1977 (49 years old)
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Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia

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Small Forward

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6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)

Weight
229 lb (104 kg)

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Predrag Kinis Stojaković (born June 9, 1977), also known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian retired professional basketball player. He also holds Greek citizenship. In Greece, he is known as Prentragk "Petza" Kinis Stogiakovits.

He last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 10 (2.08 m), Stojaković played mostly at the small forward position. He won the NBA Three-point shootout 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 7th all-time at the point of his retirement.

After starting in Crvena zvezda and while playing for PAOK, Stojaković was drafted fourteenth overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 1996 NBA Draft. In the NBA, he had a breakthrough season in 2000–01 following two seasons on the bench, averaging 20.4 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting .400 from three-point range in his first season as a starter. He finished second in voting for the 2001 Most Improved Player Award. A three-time All-star and a member of the 2004 All-NBA Second Team, Stojaković enjoyed success with the Kings reaching the 2002 Western Conference Finals. He also played for the Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets and Toronto Raptors. Stojaković won an NBA Championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks.

Stojaković led the Yugoslavian national team to gold medals in the 2001 FIBA EuroBasket and the 2002 FIBA World Championship. Often considered to be one of the most successful Serbian basketball players ever, Peđa was named the Euroscar European Basketball Player of the Year by the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and the Mister Europa European Player of the 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 would retire his number.

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FIBA Hall of Fame	_Retired Basketball	2024
NBA	Dallas Mavericks	2011
NBA All Star	Sacramento Kings	2004
NBA Three-Point Contest	Sacramento Kings	2003
NBA All Star	Sacramento Kings	2003
FIBA World Cup	Yugoslavia Basketball	2002
NBA Three-Point Contest	Sacramento Kings	2002
NBA All Star	Sacramento Kings	2002
FIBA EuroBasket	Yugoslavia Basketball	2001
Greek Basketball Cup	PAOK BC	1994-1995

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KK Crvena zvezda	1992-1993	Permanent	-	-
PAOK BC	1993-1998	Permanent	-	-
Sacramento Kings	1998-2006	Permanent	-	-
Indiana Pacers	2006	Permanent	-	-
New Orleans Pelicans	2006-2010	Permanent	-	-
Toronto Raptors	2010-2011	Permanent	-	-
Dallas Mavericks	2011	Permanent	-	-