[caption id="attachment_907" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Peja strokes it from beyond the arch."]
[/caption]Stojakovic was my favorite cager back in the days. And it was sad knowing he already announced retirement, December 19, Monday.
The 6 foot 10 inch- Serbian-Greek pro, Predrag Stojakovic last played for the Dallas Mavericks, alongside Dirk Nowitzki bagging the 2011 Championship.
Drafted 14th overall in 1996, Peja played small forward for the Sacramento Kings.
Born on June 9, 1977, this Greek League MVP won twice in the NBA three-point shoot out in 2002 and 2003. He was also a three-time All Star member from 2002-2004. With his career breakthrough in 2000, Peja and his tremendous shooting was threatened by injuries, side lining him in the 2004-2005 season.
Peja had a stint in the Pacers line up in exchange for Ron Artest in 2006, after which he was traded to the Oklahoma City Hornets wherein he made history being the first one to open the scoring chores for his team at 20 points.
He has gone through back surgery and a left knee injury come the succeeding seasons.
Having been part of the Mavericks' championship team this year, Peja announced his retirement early this week, reasoning out the aftermath of his previous injuries.
Well, as they say, it would still be better to bow down while you're still on top. Uhm.Yeah, Peja could have not been at his career's peek, but at least he was still at a glorious phase when he decided to.
Three titles aren't so bad at all.
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