Peja Stojakovic
Peja Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković, also known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and is currently the director of player personnel and development for the Sacramento Kings and the general manager for the Reno Bighorns, Sacramento’s NBA D-League affiliate. He also holds Greek citizenship...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 June 1977
CityPozega, Croatia
defense great james jeff last mike played shot tough won
Jeff played great defense on Mike James on the last shot. It was a tough shot to make and it won the game.
bad came deal hopefully moment
It came at a bad moment and the most important moment. I just have to deal with that and hopefully it's going to get better soon.
coach decided handle pain point ready sit
It got to the point where I wasn't able to handle the pain. The coach decided I should sit out this one and try to be ready for Thursday.
care focused ignore playing
We have to be focused on ourselves, but we can't ignore the other teams. If we take care of our business, we should be OK. We're playing better, but we can still improve.
came house individual lost
We lost the series. You can't look at individual stats, ... You've got to give them credit. They came to our house and stole one.
focused key stayed stops throughout
We made key stops and key baskets and stayed focused throughout the game.
continue feeling finding good hard helping looking playing team
Stephen and I are still feeling each other out, finding out what each other does and when we do well continue to get better and better and the team will get better and better. We just need to keep playing good defense, looking for each other, playing hard and helping each other out. Very important win.
option
I have the option to do it, so that's something I'm probably going to do.
guy hurt slow stop transition
I really think if we stop their transition game, slow it down and go to our big guy (Jermaine O'Neal), we can hurt them.
angeles los reminds winning
He's unstoppable right now. He reminds me of when Shaquille O'Neal was in Los Angeles and winning championships.
anybody best guess guys help hurt player
I don't want to see anybody get hurt. It did help us, though. He's probably their best player right now and I guess they play off him. We have hurt guys also.
difference glad huge
I'm glad to see him on the court. Obviously, he's going to make a huge difference to our team. I just can't wait.
coach excited great players
I'm excited. It's a great thing for me. They have great players and a great coach and I'm excited about my new start.
fresh start
I'm excited. It's a fresh start for me and I probably need that.