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Don't concentrate on your modelling career just yet, Peja. |
Vlade Divac was once quoted in saying that
Predrag “Peja” Stojakovic was the
best Serbian and possibly European to play in the NBA.
His
sharpshooting skills dropped jaws in the late 90’s and early 2000’s and he was
one of the reasons why the Sacramento
Kings were fun to watch then.
But
sadly, age and health played an integral part to his decline. He started his
career with the Kings where alongside Divac and Hidayet “Hedo” Turkoglu formed a fun European dynamic called the Sacramento Serbs. He had pit stops with
the Indiana Pacers where he was
dubbed as the second coming of Reggie
Miller after Miller Time retired, New
Orleans Hornets, and the Toronto
Raptors who opted to release him from his contract because they need new
blood in their system.
He
started the season with the Hornets and he became part of the deal that sent Jarrett Jack to New Orleans. He played
only two games for the Raptors where he scored 20 points, 3 rebounds, and an
assist in two games.
In
free agency, Peja will wait for a team to offer him a contract. My guess is
that a contender would use his services. If you look at it, there are a lot of
teams that is in need of a shooter or an extra offensive spark of the bench.
From the back of my head I can enumerate the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Portland Trail
Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks,
Denver Nuggets, and the Chicago Bulls as teams that could have a slight
disadvantage at the shooter/slasher spot. And then there are those teams like
the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey
Nets, and the Cleveland Cavaliers that could use help in their offense.
Anyway
the least Sacramento could do to their former star is to let him play for the
squad until he retires where he will be received by the city he once
electrified.
By the
way, have you seen Peja’s wife, Aleka Kamila?
So
from Peja love, you can now be experiencing Peja jealousy?
Sure.
You must be right now.
But in
all seriousness, hopefully this is not the last we see of Peja.
Game
over.
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