Peja Stojakovic - Fire

Predrag "Peja" Stojaković (born June 9, 1977) is a Serbian basketball player for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He was one of the league's top small forwards, but trades and injuries have seen a reduction in his productivity. Stojaković is one of the most successful basketball players ever to come out of the former Yugoslavia.

The 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Stojaković was selected by the 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 lockout 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-point range in his first season as a starter. He finished second in voting for the 2001 Most Improved Player Award.

In 2001-02, he played in the 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, but he played again in the All-Star Game. In both seasons, he won the three-point shooting contest conducted during All-Star Weekend.

In 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 (.927) and three-pointers made for the season (240). In 2004-05, he missed 16 games to injury, and was somewhat hampered in several games, but still averaged 20.1 ppg.

During the 2006 offseason, he re-signed with the Pacers, only to be traded to the Hornets for the draft rights to Andrew Betts. On November 14, 2006, Stojakovic 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.

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[skukurik09]

PG - Mike Bibby

SG - Doug Christie

SF - Peja Stojakovic

PF - Chris Webber

C - Vlade Divac

6th Man, Bobby Jackson

NBA Champions in my eyes

[iverson8263]

peja is the best 3 pointer player that i`ve seen

[djolenene]

One dislike, how can someone dislike something he can not see

[jpart091]

@skukurik09 what a great team that was

[bballboy247]

wich pixellation is peja????

[1885yobob]

what is the title of the song?

[molonlave2010]

So happy he won an NBA title with Dallas! Should have won one in 2002 with Sacramento

[ChaospunksNskins]

@skukurik09 Dont forget Turkoglu

[AspromayriZoi]

PEJA.....Made of PAOK Salonica...

PAOK pantou re mpaglamades !!

[vnikosv]

WHICH SONG IS THIS ONE ?

[arshort2]

@skukurik09 Except the Lakers beat them.  Still one hell of a team.

[nutritionjuice23]

@thegorn68 Yeah that was some awesome ball movement and 3 point shooting by the Mavericks which opened up the flood gates and clearly caught the 2 time defending World Champion Lakers by surprise. I like the Kings and Mavericks. Peja suits the Mavs very well and I'm so proud he got the opportunity to sign with the Mavericks. I give Dallas a lot of credit, they're playing some great ball and hope they win the 2011 NBA Championship. As long as they continue to play this way they can't be beat.