• Peja Stojakovic
• #16
• Forward

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2006-07
Started 13 games, averaging 17.8 ppg and 4.2 rpg while shooting .423 from the floor and .405 from three-point range…scored in double figures in 11 of 13 games…scored 20+ points five times on the season…his 42 points on 11/14 vs. CHA were a career-high and the high for a Hornet this season…scored the team’s first 22 points of the game on 11/14 vs. CHA, setting a franchise record for points in a quarter…hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.6 seconds to play 11/18 at MIN…missed the final 69 games of the season with a disc fragment in his lower back (underwent surgery on 12/17).

Professional: A three-time NBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2004)…named All-NBA Second Team in 2003-04…finished second in voting for the 2001 Most Improved Player award…two-time NBA Three-Point Shootout winner (2002 & 2003)…has scored 1,008 points in 59 playoff games (17.1 ppg)…in three Greek Professional League seasons with PAOK, averaged 20.0 ppg (71 games). 2005-06: Started 40 games with the Pacers, averaging 19.5 ppg and shooting .461 from the floor after being traded from the Kings…in 31 games for Sacramento, averaged 16.5 ppg…scored in double figures in all but two games after joining the Pacers…scored 30+ points five times on the season…finished 23rd in the NBA with a mark of .401 from three-point range and his 162 3FGM ranked 14th in the league…connected on a season-high seven three-pointers 3/29 at ATL, the most by a Pacer last season and one short of the Pacers’ record for a single game…finished the season 22nd on the NBA’s all-time three-point field goals made list (1,161)…first three-point FG of the season 11/1 at NOK was the 1,000th of his career…scored the 10,000th point of his NBA career 3/27 vs. MIA…the league’s number two free throw shooter, hit 238-260 FT (.915)…sat out three games due to sprained right fifth metacarpal, two games with a strained right groin and seven games with a protruding disc in his lower back (including first three playoff games)…averaged 11.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in two playoff starts. 2004-05: Averaged 20.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.20 spg and 38.4 mpg in 66 starts...ranked third in the NBA in free throw percentage and 21st in both scoring and three-point percentage (10th in three-pointers made)…scored in double- figures 61 times and scored 30-plus points on four occasions...made a season-high six three-pointers six times…tallied two or more steals in 20 games…made at least one three-pointer in 35 consecutive games and had scored in double-figures in 134 straight contests before both streaks were snapped 1/18 vs. POR…doled out a career-high seven assists to accompany 24 points and four rebounds 4/5 vs. SEA…missed 15 games (six with back spasms, two with flu-like symptoms, five with a strained right hamstring, two with a strained left groin)…averaged 22.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.80 spg and 40.6 mpg in five postseason games for the Kings…ranked 12th in the NBA in playoff scoring average and minutes per game and was second in free throw percentage. 2003-04: Started 81 games, averaging 24.2 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 48 percent from the field…posted a career-high 41 points 12/23 vs. MEM...named Western Conference Player of the Month in November after averaging 23.0 points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting .520 from the field and .425 from three-point range. 2002-03: Averaged 19.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.00 spg and 34.0 mpg in starting all 72 games he played, ranking 29th in scoring, 22nd in field goal percentage, 28th in three-point percentage and 12th in free throw percentage…tallied a playoff career-high 39 points (14-30 FG, 5-10 3-pt FG, 6-10 FT), eight rebounds, four assists and one steal in a playoff career-high 56 minutes 5/10 vs. DAL…played for Serbia-Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia) at the 2003 European Championship. 2001-02: Posted 21.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, and 2.5 apg in 71 games (all starts), finishing the season ranked 16th in the NBA in scoring, 22nd in field goal percentage, 16th in three-point percentage and ninth in free throw percentage…led Serbia-Montenegro to the 2002 World Championship in Indianapolis, averaging a team-best 19.0 ppg with 5.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.22 spg and 27.7 mpg in nine games. 2000-01: Finished second in voting for the NBA’s 2001 Most Improved Player Award (winner - Tracy McGrady, Orlando) after averaging 20.4 ppg (.470 FG%, .400 3-pt%, .856 FT%), 5.8 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.21 spg and 38.7 mpg in 75 starts, ranking among the NBA’s top 40 in scoring (23rd), field goal percentage (34th), three-point field goal percentage (23rd), free throw percentage (16th) and minutes (25th)…grabbed a career-best 17 rebounds vs. 11/16 vs. LAL...scored a game-high 37 points (10- 18 FG, 3-6 3-pt FG, 14-14 FT) in leading the Kings to a Game Four series-clinching victory in the opening round of the 2001 Playoffs 5/2 at PHO…won the 2001 Euroscar, La Gazzetta dello Sport’s annual award given to top European basketball player on 1/22…named MVP of the 2001 European Championship in Turkey after leading Yugoslavia to the gold medal with tournament averages of 23.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.00 spg and 27.2 mpg. 1999-00: Averaged 11.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.70 spg and 23.6 mpg in 74 games, ranking sixth in the NBA in free throw percentage…scored 12 of 29 points in overtime 3/27 vs. NYK, setting a Sacramento-era and ARCO Arena record for most points in overtime…averaged 10.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 0.8 apg for Yugoslavia at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. 1998-99: Posted averages of 8.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg, 0.85 spg and 21.4 mpg in 48 games played (started one) as a rookie...ranked among the NBA’s top 15 rookies in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, three-point percentage, free throw percentage and minutes. 1997-98: Named MVP of the Greek League after averaging 23.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.20 spg and 36.8 mpg in 24 games…posted 18.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, 0.80 spg and 38.2 mpg in the five-game 1998 Greek Championship Series (PAOK lost to Panathinakikos 3-2). 1996-97: Averaged 20.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.30 spg and 34.5 mpg in 16 games with PAOK before breaking his right leg…completed rehabilitation in Sacramento during the summer of 1997. 1995-96: Teamed with former Kings forward Lawrence Funderburke with PAOK…played in the 1995 European Cup where he averaged 10.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg for PAOK.