Peja Stojaković

{{Short description|Serbian basketball player (born 1977)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Peja Stojaković<br>Пеђа Стојаковић | image = Peja Stojakovic Mavs cropped.jpg | image_size = | caption = Stojaković with the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in 2011 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 229 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|6|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Požega, Croatia|Slavonska Požega]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|SR Croatia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]] | nationality = Serbian / Greek | draft_year = 1996 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 14 | draft_team = [[Sacramento Kings]] | career_number = 8, 16 | career_position = [[Small forward]] | career_start = 1992 | career_end = 2011 | years1 = 1992–1993 | team1 = [[KK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda]] | years2 = 1993–1998 | team2 = [[P.A.O.K. B.C.|PAOK]] | years3 = {{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}} | team3 = [[Sacramento Kings]] | years4 = {{nbay|2005|end}} | team4 = [[Indiana Pacers]] | years5 = {{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2010|start}} | team5 = [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans Pelicans]] | years6 = {{nbay|2010|full=y}} | team6 = [[Toronto Raptors]] | years7 = {{nbay|2010|end}} | team7 = [[Dallas Mavericks]] | highlights = '''As a player:''' * [[NBA champion]] ([[2011 NBA Finals|2011]]) * 3× [[NBA All-Star]] ([[2002 NBA All-Star Game|2002]]–[[2004 NBA All-Star Game|2004]]) * [[All-NBA Second Team]] ([[2003–04 NBA season|2004]]) * 2× [[NBA Three-Point Contest]] champion (2002, 2003) * No. 16 [[Sacramento Kings retired numbers|retired by Sacramento Kings]] * [[FIBA EuroBasket MVP]] ([[EuroBasket 2001|2001]]) * [[FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer]] ([[1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague|1998]]) * [[FIBA EuroStar]] (2007) * [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner (1995) * [[Greek Basket League MVP|Greek League MVP]] (1998) * 2× [[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Greek League All-Star]] (1996 II, 1997) * [[Greek Basket League Hall of Fame|Greek League Hall of Fame]] (2022) * 2× [[Mister Europa|Mister Europa Player of the Year]] (2001, 2002) * [[Euroscar Player of the Year]] (2001) | stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]] | stat1value = 13,647 (17.0 ppg) | stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] | stat2value = 3,782 (4.7 rpg) | stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] | stat3value = 1,408 (1.8 apg) | FIBA_HOF_player = pedja-stojaković | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[FR Yugoslavian national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Cup]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002 Indianapolis]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA EuroBasket]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[EuroBasket 1999|1999 France]]|}} {{MedalGold|[[EuroBasket 2001|2001 Turkey]]|}} }}

'''Predrag Stojaković''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Предраг Стојаковић}}, {{IPA|sh|ˌprêdraːɡ ˈstôjaːkoʋit͜ɕ|pron}}; born 9 June 1977), known by his nickname '''Peja''' (''Peđa'', Пеђа, {{IPA|sh|ˈpêd͡ʑa|pron}}), is a Serbian former professional [[basketball]] player and basketball executive. Stojaković played for five teams in an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] career that spanned from 1998 to 2011. Standing at 6&nbsp;ft 10 in (2.08 m), he played mostly as a [[small forward]]. Stojaković starred for the [[Sacramento Kings]] in the 2000s and was named an NBA All-Star three times during his Kings tenure. He is regarded as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, having made 1,760 [[List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders|three-point field goals]] in his career; this total ranked fourth all-time upon his retirement from the NBA. Stojaković won an NBA championship with the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in 2011.

After starting in [[KK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda]] and while playing for [[P.A.O.K. B.C.|PAOK]], Stojaković was drafted 14th overall by the [[Sacramento Kings]] in the [[1996 NBA draft]]. In the NBA, he had a breakthrough season in [[2000–01 NBA season|2000&ndash;01]], 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 NBA Playoffs|2002 Western Conference Finals]]. He also played for the [[Indiana Pacers]], [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans Hornets]] and [[Toronto Raptors]]. Stojaković ended his NBA career in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. He won the [[NBA Three-Point Contest]] two times during the [[NBA All-Star Weekend|All-Star Weekend competitions]].

Stojaković helped to lead the senior [[FR Yugoslavian national basketball team|FR Yugoslavian national team]] to gold medals in the [[2001 FIBA EuroBasket]] and the [[2002 FIBA World Championship]]. Considered one of the greatest European basketball players of all time, Stojaković was named the [[Euroscar Award|Euroscar Basketball Player of the Year]] by the Italian sports newspaper ''[[Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' and the [[Mister Europa|Mister Europa Player of the Year]] twice by the Italian sports magazine ''[[Superbasket]]''. HoopsHype named Stojaković one of the 75 Greatest International Players Ever in 2021.

On 19 December 2011, Stojaković announced his retirement from professional basketball. On 16 December 2014, the Sacramento Kings [[Sacramento Kings retired numbers|retired his number]]. As an executive, he has held multiple positions in the Sacramento Kings' front office.

==Early life== Stojaković was born into an [[Serbs|ethnic Serb]] family to Miodrag and Branka Stojaković in [[Požega, Croatia|Požega]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|SR Croatia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]. The Stojakovićs hail from the [[Papuk]] mountain region.<ref name=glas-javnosti/> However, his family later fled to [[Belgrade]], Serbia at the start of the [[Yugoslav wars]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ozmo|first1=Saša|title=Predrag Stojaković – kraj blistave karijere|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/teme/ozmo.php?yyyy=2011&mm=12&nav_id=567632|access-date=March 15, 2015|work=b92.net|date=December 21, 2011|language=sr}}</ref><ref name=glas-javnosti>{{cite web|last1=Vulić Zarić|first1=Zorica|url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2001/10/07/srpski/T01100602.shtml|title=Ko je ovaj čovek: Predrag Stojaković|access-date=March 15, 2015|work=glas-javnosti.rs|language=sr|archive-date=February 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216145007/http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2001/10/07/srpski/T01100602.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1993, at the age of 16, Stojaković moved to [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. His father stayed behind in his homeland and fought in the [[Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina|Army]] of the [[Republic of Serbian Krajina]] against the [[Croatian Army]]. In 1995, he joined his son in Thessaloniki.<ref name=glas-javnosti/> Many of Stojaković's relatives reside in [[Serbia]].<ref name=glas-javnosti/>

==Professional career== ===Red Star Belgrade (1992–1993)=== At 15 years of age, Stojaković joined the [[KK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda]] (Red Star Belgrade) basketball club. With Red Star, he played in 2 senior men's level seasons (1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons). With the club, he also won a [[YUBA League|FR Yugoslav national championship]], in the 1992–93 season. In the 1993–94 season, he only played in the [[Yugoslav Basketball Cup|FR Yugoslav national cup]] tournament. With Red Star, he played in a total of 39 games, in which he scored a total of 113 points, for a scoring average of 2.9 points per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mojacrvenazvezda.net/110099/2015/06/09/na-danasnji-dan-rodjen-predrag-stojakovic-2/|title=Wayback Machine|website=www.mojacrvenazvezda.net}}</ref>

===PAOK Thessaloniki (1993–1998)=== Stojaković moved to Greece in 1993, at the age of 16, and joined the [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] club [[P.A.O.K. B.C.|PAOK Thessaloniki]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paokworld.com/index.php/prosforamoney-mainmenu-82.html |title=PAOKWorld.com Αφιέρωμα στον Στογιάκοβιτς {{in lang{{!}}el}}. |access-date=September 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065659/http://www.paokworld.com/index.php/prosforamoney-mainmenu-82.html |archive-date=November 23, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> one year later. With PAOK, he won the 1994–95 [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] tournament. He also played in the European-wide secondary level [[FIBA Saporta Cup|FIBA European Cup]] (FIBA Saporta Cup)'s [[1995–96 FIBA European Cup|1995–96 season]]'s Final.

Stojaković scored a memorable last-second [[three point field goal|three-pointer]] against [[Olympiacos BC|Olympiacos]], in [[Piraeus]], in a 1998 Greek League playoff semifinals series, which won the game for PAOK, by a score of 58–55.<ref>{{YouTube|id=_KOe3obULmk|title=PAOK @ Olympiacos; the last 4 minutes of the game}}</ref> That victory, which ended the five-year reign of Olympiacos as Greek League champions, allowed PAOK to face [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] in the league's finals series, although the club had a disadvantage in home games, and ultimately lost the five-game series (and the league's championship) 3–2. Stojaković, who was closely guarded throughout the series by his future head coach in New Orleans, [[Byron Scott (basketball)|Byron Scott]], who was wrapping up his basketball playing career, as one of Panathinaikos' key players, did not play at his normal level.

In his final season with [[P.A.O.K. B.C.|PAOK]], Stojaković averaged 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 European-wide top level [[EuroLeague]]'s [[1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague|1997–98 season]].<ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_18339.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1998.roundID_2569.teamID_1003.html FIBAEurope.com Predrag Stojakovic (PAOK THESSALONIKI BC) ACCUMULATED STATISTICS.]</ref>

===Sacramento Kings (1998–2006)=== Stojaković was selected by the [[Sacramento Kings]] in the first round (14th overall pick) of the [[1996 NBA draft]] while playing in Greece. He continued to play there until the Kings signed him prior to the [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99 NBA lockout season]]. After two seasons on the bench with Sacramento, he had a breakthrough season in [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01]], 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 [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player Award]].

In [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02]], he played in the [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|NBA All-Star Game]] for the first time. His scoring average went up to 21.2 ppg, and he reached career highs in shooting percentage (.484) and three-point percentage (.416). His scoring average dropped slightly to 19.2 ppg in [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03]], but he played again in the All-Star Game. In both seasons, he won the [[Three-Point Contest]] conducted during All-Star Weekend. During the '02–03 season, Stojaković was one of twenty-four athletes who signed their likeness to [[The LEGO Group]] to be recreated for their ''[[LEGO Sports]]'' theme,<ref>The LEGO Group, [https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/product.bi.core.pdf/4224118.pdf Building instructions for 3433, The Ultimate NBA Arena, LEGO® Sports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216043521/https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/product.bi.core.pdf/4224118.pdf|date=2023-12-16}} (.PDF)</ref> historic for being the first [[LEGO minifigure]]s with natural skin tones since their creation in 1978.<ref>The LEGO Group, [http://www.lego.com/info/pdf/LEGO_company_profile_UK.pdf Company Profile 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060520185326/http://www1.lego.com/info/pdf/LEGO_company_profile_UK.pdf|date=2006-05-20}} (.PDF) Retrieved on March 2, 2025</ref>

In [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04]], Stojaković was again selected as an All-Star, and finished second in the league in scoring with a career-high 24.2 ppg. He finished fourth in MVP voting and was voted on to the All-NBA 2nd Team. He also led the NBA in free-throw percentage (.933) and three-pointers made for the season (240). In [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05]], he missed 16 games to injury, and was somewhat hampered in several games, but still averaged 20.1 ppg. Stojaković's number 16 was retired by the Sacramento Kings on 16 December 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9hH0149i1o|title=The Sacramento Kings Retire Peja Stojakovic's Jersey|date=December 16, 2014|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-to-retire-jersey-of-peja-stojakovic|title=Sacramento Kings to Retire Jersey of Peja Stojaković|work=[[NBA.com]]|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=September 3, 2015}}</ref>

===Indiana Pacers (2006)=== On 25 January 2006 Stojaković was traded to the [[Indiana Pacers]] in exchange for forward [[Ron Artest]], ending his eight-year tenure with the Kings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pacers: Artest-for-Peja deal finally done|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2304942|access-date=March 15, 2015|publisher=ESPN|date=January 25, 2006}}</ref> However, he missed four games of 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 the then-[[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets]] worth $64 million over five years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hornets complete deal for Stojakovic|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2517700|access-date=March 15, 2015|work=NBA.com|date=July 13, 2006}}</ref> On 14 November [[2006–07 NBA season|2006]] Stojaković 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.<ref name=record>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212124536/http://www.nola.com/sports/t-p/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports-27%2F116392441776780.xml&coll=1 "Stojaković feat historic"], NOLA.com, November 19, 2006, accessed February 11, 2008.</ref> His strong start to the season was halted by injuries, as a result missing all but the first 13 games of the [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07 season]].

Stojaković bounced back the following season, starting all 77 games he played in, and was a key contributor in helping the Hornets win a franchise-record 56 games, and their first ever division title. In the first two games of their second round match-up against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, both wins, Stojaković averaged 23.5 points per game while shooting 63.7% from the three-point line.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.interbasket.net/news/245/2008/05/peja-stojakovic-finding-his-game-in-new-orleans-2008-playoffs/ |title=Peja Stojakovic Finding his Game in New Orleans, 2008 Playoffs |access-date=July 12, 2016 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816221754/http://www.interbasket.net/news/245/2008/05/peja-stojakovic-finding-his-game-in-new-orleans-2008-playoffs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Hornets ultimately lost to the Spurs in seven games, ending their run.

The Hornets' core of [[Chris Paul]], [[Tyson Chandler]], [[David West (basketball)|David West]] and Stojaković would keep the Hornets in contention the following year, but injuries and the trade of Chandler forced New Orleans into a team rebuild, making the veteran Stojaković expendable.

===Toronto Raptors (2010–2011)=== On 20 November 2010 Stojaković was traded to the [[Toronto Raptors]] along with [[Jerryd Bayless]] in exchange for [[Jarrett Jack]], [[Marcus Banks]], and [[David Andersen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/20101120/5441/raptors-acquire-bayless-stojakovic-and-cash-considerations-new-orleans |title=Raptors Acquire Bayless, Stojaković And Cash Considerations From New Orleans |work=[[NBA.com]] |date=November 20, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref>

After appearing in only two games, on 20 January 2011, Stojaković was released by the Raptors. He had missed 26 games due to a left knee injury.<ref name="Raptors Release Peja Stojaković">{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/20110120/9745/raptors-release-peja-stojakovic |title=Raptors Release Peja Stojaković |work=[[NBA.com]] |date=January 20, 2011 |access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref>

===Dallas Mavericks (2011)=== On 24 January 2011 Stojaković signed a deal with the [[Dallas Mavericks]].<ref name="Peđa Stojaković signs with Mavs">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6054560|title=Peja Stojaković signs with Mavs|publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=January 24, 2011 |access-date=January 24, 2011}}</ref> The Mavericks won the NBA championship that year,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beck|first1=Howard|title=Mavericks Defeat Heat for First Title|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/sports/basketball/nba-finals-mavericks-defeats-heat-for-first-championship.html|access-date=March 15, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 12, 2011}}</ref> with Stojaković having a significant supporting role, averaging 7.1 points per game during the Mavericks' playoff run.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/predrag_stojakovic/game_by_game_stats.html|title=Peja Stojakovic - NBA Player - Dallas Mavericks #16 - Forward|website=NBA.com}}</ref> He scored more than 20 points in two different playoff games for the Mavericks.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

On 19 December 2011 Stojaković announced his retirement, citing ongoing back and neck problems that had hindered his play later in his career.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7370035/peja-stojakovic-decides-retirement-dallas-mavericks-championship-run|title=Peđa Stojaković to retire after 13 years|last=Stein|first=Marc|date=December 19, 2011|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=December 19, 2011}}</ref>

===Legacy=== Stojaković is regarded as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. He made 1,760 [[List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders|three-point field goals]] in his career which ranked fourth all-time upon his retirement from the NBA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-19 |title=Sharpshooter Stojakovic decides on retirement |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7370035/peja--decides-retirement-dallas-mavericks-championship-run |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 15 shooters in NBA history: CBS Sports ranks the greatest of all time, from Stephen Curry to Ray Allen|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/top-15-shooters-in-nba-history-cbs-sports-ranks-the-greatest-of-all-time-from-stephen-curry-to-ray-allen/|date=June 2, 2020|access-date=March 4, 2024|website=CBS Sports|language=en|url-status=live|archive-date=August 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810042901/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/top-15-shooters-in-nba-history-cbs-sports-ranks-the-greatest-of-all-time-from-stephen-curry-to-ray-allen/}}</ref>

==Post-playing career== In August 2015, Stojaković was appointed director of player personnel and development for the [[Sacramento Kings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2015/news/08/31/kings-front-office-vlade-divac.ap/ |title=Kings' Divac adds title of general manager|website=NBA.com|date=August 31, 2015}}</ref> In May 2018, Stojaković was announced as the Kings' assistant general manager.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-name-peja-stojakovic-assistant-general-manager|title=Kings Name Peja Stojakovic Assistant General Manager |website=www.nba.com|date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> In this role, he served for the [[Stockton Kings]], the Kings' [[NBA Development League]] affiliate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2015/09/23/stojakovic-introduced-bighorns-gm/72701154/|title=Stojakovic introduced as Bighorns GM|first=Jim|last=Krajewski|website=Reno Gazette Journal|date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> On 15 August 2020, the Kings announced that Stojaković had stepped down from the position of assistant general manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/peja-stojakovic-steps-down-kings-assistant-gm|title=Peja Stojakovic Steps Down As Kings Assistant GM|date=August 15, 2020|website=NBA.com|access-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref>

==National team career== As a member of the senior [[Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia national basketball team]], Stojaković earned a bronze medal at the [[1999 FIBA EuroBasket|1999 edition]] of the [[FIBA EuroBasket]], which was held in France. He also competed at the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 edition]] of the [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090805232034/http://www.oks.org.rs/lus11e.htm Yugoslav Olympic participants by sports – Basketball], OKS.org.yu, accessed February 1, 2008.</ref>

He also won gold medals at the [[2001 FIBA EuroBasket]], which was held in Turkey, and at the [[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002 edition]] of the [[FIBA World Championship]], which was held in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. Stojaković was named [[FIBA EuroBasket MVP|the MVP]] of the 2001 FIBA EuroBasket, and he was also named a member of the [[FIBA World Championship All-Tournament Team]] at Indianapolis, in 2002. Joining him on that All-Tournament Team were fellow NBA stars [[Manu Ginóbili]], [[Dirk Nowitzki]], and [[Yao Ming]], as well as [[New Zealand national basketball team|New Zealand]]'s [[Pero Cameron]].

He finished out his national team career at [[EuroBasket 2003]] where the newly formed [[Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team|Serbia and Montenegro]] finished sixth.

==Personal life== Stojaković acquired full Greek citizenship at the age of 17, while he was playing with [[P.A.O.K. B.C.|PAOK]] in Greece.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paokworld.com/index.php/prosforamoney-mainmenu-82.html |title=PAOKWorld.gr Αφιέρωμα στον Στογιάκοβιτς {{in lang{{!}}el}}. |access-date=September 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065659/http://www.paokworld.com/index.php/prosforamoney-mainmenu-82.html |archive-date=November 23, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/marty_burns/08/11/kings/index.html |title=Stojaković's trade demand leaves Kings on verge of breakup |magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=August 11, 2004 |access-date=December 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813042129/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/marty_burns/08/11/kings/index.html |archive-date=August 13, 2004 }}</ref> His name, in Greek transliteration, is '''Prentragk "Petza" Kinis Stogiakovits''' ({{langx|el|Πρέντραγκ "Πέτζα" Κίνης Στογιάκοβιτς}}). Stojaković also speaks [[Greek language|Greek]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/featured/309511/peja-paok-beautiful-team-world/|title=Peja: “PAOK is the most beautiful team in the world”|date=September 7, 2016|website=Eurohoops}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIcMqiXfEXs|title=Πρέντραγκ Στογιάκοβιτς: ... στην ωραιότερη ομάδα του κόσμου|date=September 7, 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref>

He is married to Greek model Aleka Kamila. The couple has three children, including [[Andrej Stojaković|Andrej]] (born 2004), who currently plays basketball for the [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|University of Illinois Fighting Illini]]. In 2014, the family lived in [[Glyfada, Greece]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsit.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=155865&catid=10|publisher=NewsIt.gr|script-title=el:Α. Καμηλά – Π. Στογιάκοβιτς: Αγόρασαν βίλα στη Γλυφάδα!|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812223556/http://www.newsit.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=155865&catid=10|archive-date=August 12, 2014|title= }}</ref>

Stojaković served in the [[Hellenic Army]], a [[Conscription in Greece|mandatory service]] for each male Greek citizen.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheridan |first=Chris |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/kings/2004-07-28-stojakovic-olympics_x.htm |title=Stojakovic scratches Olympics |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=July 28, 2004 |access-date=December 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2004 |title=Stojakovic willing to play for Kings if not moved |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1893195 |access-date=December 19, 2011 |publisher=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> He also runs the Peja Stojaković Children's Foundation, which is a charity that is designed to help improve the lives of children in the [[Balkan]] countries of Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece.

==NBA career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

===Regular season=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1998}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 48 || 1 || 21.4 || .378 || .320 || .851 || 3.0 || 1.5 || .9 || .1 || 8.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1999}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 74 || 11 || 23.6 || .448 || .375 || .882 || 3.7 || 1.4 || .7 || .1 || 11.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2000}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 75 || 75 || 38.7 || .470 || .400 || .856 || 5.8 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .2 || 20.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2001}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 71 || 71 || 37.3 || .484 || .416 || .876 || 5.3 || '''2.5''' || 1.1 || .2 || 21.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2002}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 72 || 72 || 34.0 || .481 || .382 || .875 || 5.5 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 19.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2003}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2003–04 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | '''81''' || '''81''' || '''40.3''' || .480 || .433 || style="background:#cfecec;"|.927* || '''6.3''' || 2.1 || '''1.3''' || .2 || '''24.2''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2004}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 66 || 66 || 38.4 || .444 || .402 || .920 || 4.3 || 2.1 || 1.2 || .2 || 20.1 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2005}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 31 || 31 || 37.0 || .403 || .397 || .933 || 5.3 || 2.2 || .6 || .1 || 16.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]] | 40 || 40 || 36.4 || .461 || .404 || .903 || '''6.3''' || 1.7 || .7 || .2 || 19.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2006}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season|New Orleans]] | 13 || 13 || 32.7 || .423 || .405 || .816 || 4.2 || .8 || .6 || '''.3''' || 17.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2007}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 New Orleans Hornets season|New Orleans]] | 77 || 77 || 35.2 || .440 || .441 || style="background:#cfecec;"|.929* || 4.3 || 1.2 || .7 || .1 || 16.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 New Orleans Hornets season|New Orleans]] | 61 || 59 || 34.2 || .399 || .378 || .894 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .9 || .0 || 13.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season|New Orleans]] | 62 || 55 || 31.4 || .404 || .375 || .897 || 3.7 || 1.5 || .8 || .1 || 12.6 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3| {{nbay|2010}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season|New Orleans]] | 6 || 0 || 14.8 || .424 || .440 || .857 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 7.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]] | 2 || 0 || 11.0 || '''.700''' || '''.667''' || '''1.000''' || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 10.0 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;| [[2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]† | 25 || 13 || 20.2 || .429 || .400 || .938 || 2.6 || .9 || .4 || .1 || 8.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''Career''' | 804 || 665 || 33.5 || .450 || .401 || .895 || 4.7 || 1.8 || .9 || .1 || 17.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''All-Star''' | 3 || 0 || 14.7 || .364 || .385 || .000 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 7.0 {{s-end}}

===Playoffs=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[1999 NBA Playoffs|1999]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 5 || 0 || 21.6 || .346 || .214 || '''1.000''' || 3.8 || .4 || .6 || .0 || 4.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2000 NBA Playoffs|2000]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 5 || 0 || 25.8 || .400 || .462 || .667 || 3.4 || .6 || .8 || .0 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2001 NBA Playoffs|2001]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 8 || 8 || 38.4 || .406 || .346 || .968 || 6.4 || .4 || .6 || .4 || 21.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2002 NBA Playoffs|2002]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 10 || 7 || 33.8 || .376 || .271 || .897 || 6.3 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || 14.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2003 NBA Playoffs|2003]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 12 || '''12''' || 40.5 || '''.480''' || .457 || .850 || 6.9 || '''2.5''' || .8 || .4 || '''23.1''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2004 NBA Playoffs|2004]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2003–04 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 12 || '''12''' || '''43.1''' || .384 || .315 || .897 || '''7.0''' || 1.5 || '''1.8''' || .3 || 17.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2005 NBA Playoffs|2005]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]] | 5 || 5 || 40.4 || .470 || .367 || .955 || 5.2 || 1.4 || .8 || .2 || 22.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2006 NBA Playoffs|2006]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]] | 2 || 2 || 25.5 || .444 || .000 || .857 || 4.5 || 2.0 || .5 || '''.5''' || 11.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2008 NBA Playoffs|2008]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 New Orleans Hornets season|New Orleans]] | 12 || '''12''' || 37.9 || .436 || '''.549''' || .926 || 5.4 || .5 || .5 || .1 || 14.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2009 NBA Playoffs|2009]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 New Orleans Hornets season|New Orleans]] | 5 || 5 || 32.4 || .367 || .308 || .923 || 2.8 || .4 || .8 || .2 || 11.2 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]]† | style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]] | '''19''' || 0 || 18.4 || .408 || .377 || .778 || 1.7 || .4 || .6 || .1 || 7.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''Career''' | 95 || 63 || 32.7 || .418 || .376 || .900 || 4.9 || 1.0 || .8 || .2 || 14.4 {{s-end}}

==Awards and achievements== *'''[[List of NBA Champions|NBA Champion]]''': [[2011 NBA Finals|2011]] *'''[[All-NBA Team]]''': **'''Second Team''': 2004 *'''3× [[NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]]''': 2002, 2003, 2004 *'''2× [[NBA Three-Point Contest]] Champion''': 2002, 2003 * [[List of NBA annual 3-point scoring leaders|NBA three-point scoring leader]]: ({{nbay|2003|end}}) * 2× [[List of NBA annual free throw percentage leaders|NBA free-throw percentage leader]]: ({{nbay|2003|end}}, {{nbay|2007|end}}) *'''[https://pr.nba.com/all-time-nba-european-team/ All-Time NBA European Second Team]''': 2022 *4th in NBA history in career free-throw percentage at .895<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ft_pct_career.html Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Pct] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805003230/http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ft_pct_career.html |date=August 5, 2011 }}, basketball-reference.com, accessed April 15, 2009.</ref> *23rd in NBA history in 3-pointers made with 1,760<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg3_career.html Career Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085327/http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg3_career.html |date=April 16, 2016 }}, basketball-reference.com, accessed April 15, 2009.</ref> *9th in NBA playoff history in free-throw percentage at .900<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ft_pct_career_p.html Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throw Pct], basketball-reference.com, accessed May 25, 2008.</ref> *28th in NBA history in 3-pointers attempted with 4,392<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg3a_career.html Career Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts], basketball-reference.com, accessed April 15, 2009.</ref> *First player in NBA history to start a game off by scoring 20 consecutive points for his team.<ref name=record/> *He and [[Steve Nash]] of [[Phoenix Suns|Phoenix]] were the only players to rank in the top 25 in both free-throw and 3-point percentage during the [[2004–05 NBA season|'04–'05]] and [[2005–06 NBA season|'05–'06]] seasons.<ref name=10things>[http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/peja_facts_060125.html "10 Things You Should Know About Peja Stojaković"], Pacers.com, January 25, 2006, accessed February 1, 2008.</ref> *[[FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer]]: 1998 * [[FIBA EuroStar]]: 2007 *[[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] Winner: 1995 *[[Greek Basket League MVP|Greek League MVP]]: 1998 * 2× [[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Greek League All-Star]]: 1996 II, 1997 * 2× [[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Greek All-Star Game]] MVP: 1996 II, 1997 * [[YUBA League|FR Yugoslav League]] Best Young Player: 1993 * [[FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team]]: [[EuroBasket 2001|2001]] * [[FIBA EuroBasket MVP]]: [[EuroBasket 2001|2001]] * Won the 2001 [[Euroscar]], given to the best European basketball player by Italian newspaper ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]''.<ref name=10things/> * Named [[Mr Europa|Mister Europa Player of the Year]] in 2001 and 2002 by Italian weekly magazine [[Superbasket]].<ref> [http://www.fibaeurope.com/nfID_291.coid_9FRlHDPsIj2X5N4sgG43m0.articleMode_on.html SuperBasket "Mister Europa" honor roll], FIBAEurope.com, accessed February 21, 2008.</ref> * No. 16 [[Sacramento Kings retired numbers|retired by Sacramento Kings]]: 2014 * HoopsHype's 75 Greatest International Players Ever: 2021<ref name="hoopshype.com">{{Cite web |url=https://hoopshype.com/lists/75-greatest-international-players-ever-the-hoopshype-list/ |title=75 greatest international players ever: The HoopsHype list. |access-date=2023-01-11 |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111170938/https://hoopshype.com/lists/75-greatest-international-players-ever-the-hoopshype-list/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Greek Basket League Hall of Fame]]: 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/heba/1436169/heba-introduces-hall-of-fame-inducts-30-players-alphonso-ford-dino-radja-dejan-bodiroga-dominique-wilkins-roy-tarpley/|title=Greek League Hall of Fame welcomes Ford, Bodiroga, Radja, Wilkins, Tarpley|date=December 18, 2022|website=Eurohoops}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Sports}} * [[List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders]] * [[List of National Basketball Association career 3-point field goal percentage leaders]] * [[List of National Basketball Association career free throw percentage leaders]] * [[List of National Basketball Association season statistical leaders]] * [[List of National Basketball Association annual free throw percentage leaders]] * [[List of National Basketball Association annual three-point field goals leaders]] * [[List of European basketball players in the United States]] * [[List of Serbian NBA players]]

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Predrag Stojaković}} * {{Basketball stats|nba=978|bbr=s/stojape01}} * {{FIBA profile|new_id=117737-predrag-stojakovic|old_id=18339|name=Predrag Stojakovic}} * [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2003.roundID_2236.playerID_18339.teamID_390.html Predrag Stojakovic] at [[FIBA Europe]] * {{Olympics.com|predrag-stojakovic|Predrag Stojakovic}} * {{Olympedia}}

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