SF | 6-foot-9 | Croatia | #16
KEY FACTS:
- Drafted 14th overall (1st round)
CAREER STATS:
- PPG: 17.0
- RPG: 4.7
- APG: 1.8
Peja Stojakovic
Stojakovic rejoins the organization after one of the most successful playing careers in Sacramento Kings annals, beginning his first season as director of player personnel and development. He will be responsible for keeping abreast of domestic and international talent pools available to the Kings as well as assisting Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Valde Divac and Assistant General Manager Mike Bratz with the team’s scouting efforts. Additionally, Stojakovic will serve as general manager for the Reno Bighorns, Sacramento’s D-League affiliate. Selected 14th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft, the Serbian-born sharpshooter helped form a nucleus that would go on to participate in the postseason in each of his seven seasons in a Kings uniform. His #16 jersey was retired on December 16, 2014.
The Kings drafted Serbia-born Stojakovic in the first-round (14th overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft. In addition to leading the Kings in games played during the Sacramento-era, Stojakovic ranks first in Kings franchise history (1948-current) in three-pointers made (1,070) and attempted (2,687), and in free throw percentage (.893). He is also ranked second on the Kings all-time scoring list with 9,498 points scored, third in field goals made (3,352) and attempted (7,269), and fifth in steals (543).
Stojakovic’s professional career began at the age of 14 with the Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. After being drafted by the Kings, he went on to play 13 seasons in the NBA highlighted by an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Also during his NBA career, Stojakovic won the NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout twice and was the first European-born player to win an All-Star Weekend competition. He ranks in the top 10 in NBA history in several categories, including 4th in career free throw percentage (.895), 9th in three-pointers made (1,760), and 7th in playoff free throw percentage (.900). Additionally, Stojakovic is the first player in NBA history to start a game off by scoring his team’s first 20 points.
CAREER SEASON AVERAGES
| Year | Team | G | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OFF | DEF | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
| 1998-99 | Sacramento | 48 | 1 | 21.4 | .378 | .320 | .851 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
| 1999-00 | Sacramento | 74 | 11 | 23.6 | .448 | .375 | .882 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 2000-01 | Sacramento | 75 | 75 | 38.7 | .470 | .400 | .856 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.90 | 1.9 | 20.4 |
| 2001-02 | Sacramento | 71 | 71 | 37.3 | .484 | .416 | .876 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 21.2 |
| 2002-03 | Sacramento | 72 | 72 | 34.0 | .481 | .382 | .875 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 19.2 |
| 2003-04 | Sacramento | 81 | 81 | 40.3 | .480 | .433 | .927 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 24.2 |
| 2004-05 | Sacramento | 66 | 66 | 38.4 | .444 | .402 | .920 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| 2005-06 | SAC/IND | 71 | 71 | 36.6 | .437 | .401 | .915 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 18.2 |
| 2006-07 | New Orleans | 13 | 13 | 32.7 | .423 | .405 | .816 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 17.8 |
| 2007-08 | New Orleans | 77 | 77 | 35.2 | .440 | .441 | .929 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| 2008-09 | New Orleans | 61 | 59 | 34.2 | .399 | .378 | .894 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 2009-10 | New Orleans | 62 | 55 | 31.4 | .404 | .375 | .897 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 2010-11 | NOH/TOR/DAL | 33 | 13 | 18.7 | .441 | .419 | .920 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 8.5 |
| Career | 804 | 665 | 33.5 | .450 | .401 | .895 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 17.0 | |
| All-Star | 3 | 0 | 14.6 | .364 | .385 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 7.0 |
CAREER SEASON TOTALS
| Year | Team | G | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OFF | DEF | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
| 1998-99 | Sacramento | 48 | 1 | 1025 | 141-373 | 57-178 | 63-74 | 43 | 100 | 143 | 72 | 41 | 7 | 53 | 43 | 402 |
| 1999-00 | Sacramento | 74 | 11 | 1749 | 321-717 | 100-267 | 135-153 | 74 | 202 | 276 | 106 | 52 | 7 | 88 | 97 | 877 |
| 2000-01 | Sacramento | 75 | 75 | 2905 | 559-1189 | 144-360 | 267-312 | 93 | 341 | 434 | 164 | 91 | 13 | 146 | 144 | 1529 |
| 2001-02 | Sacramento | 71 | 71 | 2649 | 547-1130 | 129-310 | 283-323 | 72 | 301 | 373 | 175 | 81 | 14 | 140 | 120 | 1506 |
| 2002-03 | Sacramento | 72 | 72 | 2450 | 497-1034 | 155-406 | 231-264 | 61 | 336 | 397 | 141 | 72 | 5 | 101 | 143 | 1380 |
| 2003-04 | Sacramento | 81 | 81 | 3264 | 665-1386 | 240-554 | 394-425 | 91 | 417 | 508 | 173 | 108 | 14 | 153 | 159 | 1964 |
| 2004-05 | Sacramento | 66 | 66 | 2534 | 451-1016 | 174-433 | 253-275 | 62 | 223 | 285 | 138 | 79 | 12 | 102 | 157 | 1329 |
| 2005-06 | SAC/IND | 71 | 71 | 2601 | 445-1018 | 162-404 | 238-260 | 79 | 336 | 415 | 136 | 45 | 10 | 103 | 171 | 1290 |
| 2006-07 | New Orleans | 13 | 13 | 425 | 83-196 | 34-84 | 31-38 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 231 |
| 2007-08 | New Orleans | 77 | 77 | 2711 | 451-1026 | 231-524 | 130-140 | 64 | 267 | 331 | 96 | 57 | 10 | 61 | 127 | 1263 |
| 2008-09 | New Orleans | 61 | 59 | 2089 | 287-719 | 145-384 | 93-104 | 44 | 220 | 264 | 75 | 52 | 3 | 51 | 101 | 812 |
| 2009-10 | New Orleans | 62 | 55 | 1947 | 278-688 | 132-352 | 96-107 | 39 | 188 | 227 | 92 | 48 | 5 | 56 | 83 | 784 |
| 2010-11 | NOH/TOR/DAL | 33 | 13 | 617 | 100-127 | 57-136 | 23-25 | 14 | 61 | 75 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 280 |
| Career | 804 | 665 | 26966 | 4825-10719 | 1760-4392 | 2237-2500 | 747 | 3035 | 3782 | 1408 | 747 | 106 | 1090 | 1398 | 13647 | |
| All-Star | 3 | 0 | 44 | 8-22 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |