[轉錄][情報] Peja Stojakovic

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作者: DAING (Miami Heat) 看板: NBA_Fantasy
標題: [情報] Peja Stojakovic
時間: Sun Jul  2 11:53:24 2006

Peja到黃蜂，5年6400萬
今年高順位選到他的人應該蠻悶的...希望他明年能夠恢復以往的水準囉


Stojakovic agrees to terms with Hornets

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The New Orleans Hornets made the first splash of the
NBA's free-agent signing period, agreeing to terms Saturday with three-time
All-Star Peja Stojakovic.

Stojakovic, who last week opted to become a free agent instead of continue
playing for Indiana, will sign a five-year deal worth about $64 million with
the Hornets, said his agent, David Bauman.

Bauman said Stojakovic will sign as soon as the NBA's moratorium ends next
week. NBA teams were allowed to begin negotiating with free agents on
Saturday but cannot officially sign players until July 12.

"The Hornets are setting their cap room aside for Peja, and Peja is taking
himself off the market," Bauman said.

Stojakovic is one of the league's most prolific outside shooters, having hit
40 percent from 3-point range over his eight-year career. He and Seattle's
Ray Allen are the only two NBA players to make at least 100 3-pointers in
each of the past seven seasons.

Hornets general manager Jeff Bower was the first executive to call about
Stojakovic after the negotiating period opened, Bauman said.

"The nature of NBA free agency is such that the faster you move, the faster
you get what you want," Bauman said.

Bower, in a statement, confirmed that the Hornets intend to sign Stojakovic
once the NBA-mandated moratorium ends. He declined further comment, citing
league rules.

After playing his first seven seasons with Sacramento, the Kings dealt
Stojakovic to Indiana in a midseason trade for Ron Artest. He averaged 19.5
points and shot 46 percent from the field in 40 games with the Pacers but
then missed four of Indiana's six playoff games against the New Jersey Nets
with a right knee injury. The Pacers lost each game he didn't play.

Prior to his trade, Stojakovic missed nine games with a variety of injuries
including a protruding disc in his lower back, a sprained right pinkie finger
and a strained groin.

Bauman said the Pacers had set Stojakovic up with a physical therapist to
help him in Greece over the summer. The deal is contingent on Stojakovic
passing a physical.

Stojakovic hasn't had swelling or pain in his right knee for the past month,
and has been running, biking and doing "typical stuff on a beach," Bauman
said. "He's not playing basketball. He's resting his body. His health is 100
percent."

Stojakovic, 29, opted out of the final year of his six-year contract in hopes
of getting a long-term deal and a bump in salary. He had been due to earn
$8.125 million next season.

He joins a Hornets team that had a 20-win turnaround and stayed in the
Western Conference playoff race until the final week of the season before
finishing 38-44.

"This was not just a money deal. He chose this deal because he thinks the
team has a chance to win," Bauman said.

Stojakovic has averaged 18.4 points and 5.1 rebounds for his career. He fills
an immediate need for the Hornets, who struggled last season to get
consistent scoring output from players other than leading scorers David West
(17.1) and Paul (16.1) and finished 25th in the league in scoring and 26th in
shooting percentage.

Coach Byron Scott had said the Hornets' top priority in the free-agent market
was finding one or two players "that can make shots to open up the game for
those two."

Last season, Stojakovic finished 13th in 3-pointers made (162), and was also
second in free-throw shooting (91.5 percent).

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