NBA Draft: Redrafting the 1996 NBA draft class

With the 7th overall pick, the Los Angeles Clippers select Peja Stojakovic

Stojakovic with the Kings in 2002

Universally recognized as the greatest European guard to ever play in the NBA, Peja Stojakovic was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 14th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, before being sent back to play with Greek outfit PAOK for 2 more seasons. He rode the bench for his first 2 seasons in the league, before being moved to the starting lineup in the 2000-01 season and having a breakthrough season.

Stojakovic was a crucial member of the Kings team that finished first in the Western Conference in the 2001-02 season with a 61-21 record. They got knocked out by the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, which were looked upon as the real Finals as both teams were far superior to the Nets, who made it to the Finals that year.

Stojakovic's best statistical season was 2003-04, when he averaged 24.2 points per game on 43.3% shooting from 3-point land and finished 4th in the MVP voting. Peja was traded to the Pacers midway through the 2005-06 season to the Indiana Pacers before he signed with the New Orleans Hornets. Stojakovic's final season as an NBA player ended with a championship on the Dallas Mavericks in June 2011.

Peja has 3 All-Star game selections and an All-NBA second-team selection to his name. His jersey #8 was retired by the Kings in December 2014.