Peja Stojakovic Is About to Become a FA

[rick1991]

Should the Spurs sign Peja for the minimum. I don't think it would hurt at all especially since they gave Ime a chance.

[ChumpDumper]

If they could somehow transform him like they did Danny Ferry, sure -- but it looks like he wants more of a role than the Spurs would offer.

[Ross Parrot]

If they could somehow transform him like they did Danny Ferry, sure -- but it looks like he wants more of a role than the Spurs would offer.

True :bang

[tdunk21]

could be a good addition if he is willing to accept lesser role....dont want lakers or heat to pick him up though

[Dex]

He's going to the Mavericks.

They should be installing the turnstiles and lanes to the basket shortly thereafter.

[jjktkk]

God no. Hes a shell of his former self. Peja on defense would make Bonner on defense look like Bruce Bowen.

[Stringer_Bell]

I'd like to keep him out of the Spurs locker room. Who knows what kind of STDs he'd expose the team to with all those porno stars he's been slamming.

[jestersmash]

He'd be another Matt Bonner for all intents and purposes. Mediocre defending 3 point shooting specialists shouldn't be our priority right now.

[senorglory]

Peja on defense would make Bonner on defense look like Bruce Bowen.

Sweet! Who wouldn't want Bonner to play defense like Bruce!

[dbestpro]

I hope he becomes the marque solution at SF for the Mavs. Afterall, signing Peja might mean they won't go after somebody good.

[z0sa]

Spurs won't even consider this shell of a player. The last time he did anything of worth as Game 2 of the 2008 WCSF.

[K-State Spur]

Lakers or Mavs can have him. He makes Bonner look playoff clutch.

[jjktkk]

He'd be another Matt Bonner for all intents and purposes. Mediocre defending 3 point shooting specialists shouldn't be our priority right now.

Mediocre? Your being awful generous. Peja, defensively, was medicocre in his prime.

[8FOR!3]

Nah, with James Anderson almost back and playing SF we don't need another guy on the roster. Peja wouldn't make the rotation and he wouldn't like it.

[jimo2305]

lol as entertaining as it sounds.. id have to pass on peja.. he's been on a steep decline for some reason..

[CubanMustGo]

wondered why he didn't play last night. Sad but the decline happens to all athletes.

[FalleNxWiZarDx]

if the price is right, i wouldnt mind him coming off the bench

[4>0rings]

If Spurs can't play defense they are going to rely on their shooters to win, however that works out.

Peja would be a great fit, Pop would not let him lose his confidence one bit and so he should be a bit more consistent than before.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Ignoring the various on the court issues, the last time the Spurs brought in an aging three point specialist with zero D and a hot wife things got a little complicated. And this time Tony's on the rebound.

[Mel_13]

wondered why he didn't play last night. Sad but the decline happens to all athletes.

He hasn't played since November and doesn't travel with team. Only played 22 minutes for Toronto since the trade.

[SenorSpur]

He's going to the Mavericks.

They should be installing the turnstiles and lanes to the basket shortly thereafter.

:lol

Too damn funny!

I'm still belly-laughing about that one!

[SenorSpur]

God no. Hes a shell of his former self. Peja on defense would make Bonner on defense look like Bruce Bowen.

...in spite of my continuing laughter at Dex's comment, I totally agree with jjktkk. Peja looked finished the last time I saw him play. He's even gone from being a terrible defender to a down right horrific one - if that's even possible.

No way would I take a chance on him. Let him go jack up threes for the Mavs.

[sananspursfan21]

Sweet! Who wouldn't want Bonner to play defense like Bruce!

haha! thats a good one

[Spurs Brazil]

Raptors buy out Peja Stojakovic

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com


The Toronto Raptors and Peja Stojakovic on Thursday completed a buyout that puts the former All-Star sharpshooter on the open market.

The team did not disclose the financial details of the buyout in announcing it had released Stojakovic, now in his 13th season.

Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that Stojakovic is determined to return to the Western Conference and join a playoff contender once he clears waivers and becomes a free agent, with three teams at the top of his list: Dallas, New Orleans and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Raptors publicly acknowledged almost immediately after acquiring Stojakovic from New Orleans that a buyout would be considered if no follow-up trade could be swung. But the Raptors, reluctant to take on long-term salary, were unlikely to find a workable trade, with Stojakovic earning $15 million in the final season of an original five-year deal he signed with the Hornets in the summer of 2006.

"We were clear from the beginning that our trade with New Orleans was made with the future in mind, so a buyout or trade of Peja's contract was a likely option," Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo said in a prepared statement. "Although he did not fit into our plan of developing our young core talent, I'm sure that Peja will add significantly to any veteran team that signs him."

The Mavericks, sources say, are considered the favorite to land Stojakovic. They have minutes to offer at small forward and a well-chronicled need for perimeter shooting. And joining the Mavericks would enable Stojakovic to live within short flying distance of his wife and children, who remained in New Orleans after he was dealt to the Raptors.

Both the Mavericks and the Lakers have a need on the wing thanks to injuries, with Dallas losing Caron Butler to a season-ending knee tear and the Lakers losing newcomer Matt Barnes for two months to a knee injury.

Stojakovic made three All-Star appearances as a member of the Sacramento Kings and sports a career success rate of 40.1 percent from 3-point range. He's been plagued by knee trouble this season and has only appeared in two games for the Raptors, but he did leave an impression on the Mavericks by scoring 17 points in 19 minutes in Dallas on Nov. 15, just days before New Orleans sent the 33-year-old and Jerryd Bayless to Toronto for Jarrett Jack, Marcus Banks and David Andersen.

Stojakovic forfeited roughly $440,000 from a trade bonus in his contract to make the salary-cap math work in the deal that sent him to Toronto.

Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6041580

[crc21209]

No. He's used goods...let him go to the Mavs or some other desperate team..

[tdunk21]

ESPN reports that he wants to sign with Dallas, fakers or NBA hornets

[z0sa]

ESPN reports that he wants to sign with ... fakers

Hasn't he already helped them enough in his career?

as for hornets... who knows why they'd want his ass back. Other than the cheapass price tag, of course.

[boutons_deux]

The years where he'd frequently drop 4 or 5 3Gs in a quarter are long past.

[ace3g]

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Sources say Mavs also close to separate trade w/TOR to send reserve center Alexis Ajinca to Raps for draft itemsf. All explained in story
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Mavs have secured verbal commitment from Peja Stojakovic that he's signing with Dallas once he clears waivers. Updated ESPN.com link on way

[tdunk21]

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=7052#ixzz1Bc2vFCBc



Raptors release Peja Stojakovic
Posted by Inside Hoops

Jan 20
Raptors release Peja Stojakovic

The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have released forward Peja Stojakovic. Per team policy, financial details were not disclosed.

“We were clear from the beginning that our trade with New Orleans was made with the future in mind, so a buyout or trade of Peja’s contract was a likely option,” said Raptors President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo. “Although he did not fit into our plan of developing our young core talent, I’m sure that Peja will add significantly to any veteran team that signs him.”

Stojakovic was acquired with Jerryd Bayless from New Orleans on November 20. He appeared in two games with Toronto before being sidelined for the past 26 contests with a sore left knee.

The Raptors roster now stands at 14.

The Raptors continue their five-game road trip Friday at Orlando. Game time is 7 p.m. (TSN/Sportsnet Radio The FAN 590).

[Rummpd]

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Sources say Mavs also close to separate trade w/TOR to send reserve center Alexis Ajinca to Raps for draft itemsf. All explained in story
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Mavs have secured verbal commitment from Peja Stojakovic that he's signing with Dallas once he clears waivers. Updated ESPN.com link on way

good Mavs will go back to being a soft team!!!!

[UnWantedTheory]

:sleep

[Old School 44]

The Hornets would take him back just so they can have something to do with his "big head" they annoyingly parade around the hive.

[kaji157]

No THANKS

When Pop is your coach is always safer to stay away from veterans has-beens 3 pt shooters.
He may feel compeled to play them 20+ minutes over promising young players.

[tdunk21]

in the process of acquiring peja, the mavs have released alexis ajinca as per reggie miller.....

[hsxvvd]

So the waiving of Peja is part of the trade for Ajinca.... nice way to get around the salary cap. Cuban cutting the Raptors a check for the buyout as part of the trade too I presume?

Peja for Ajinca is good for the Raptors.

[Russ]

I tired of Stojakovic when he married Maria Sharapova.




:idiot :married: :gpower

[Mel_13]

I tired of Stojakovic when he married Maria Sharapova.




:idiot :married: :gpower

wrong vic.

[Russ]

wrong vic.

Really? :)

[cd98]

Patience. Spurs will have better buyout options in a few months.

[41times]

Peja will be a Maverick by tomorrow. book it

[Danny.Zhu]

Better than James Anderson...

How much MLE do we have left?

[SequSpur]

Mavs...dumb topic.

[tuncaboylu]

I can't imagine the defensive force of Dallas team when they are on court with
Kidd-Terry-Peja-Nowitzki-Haywood line-up

[m33p0]

I tired of Stojakovic when he married Maria Sharapova.




:idiot :married: :gpower

that's vuja-bitch.


(sasha looks more like a girl than maria, btw. i bet she'd be the one wearing the pants. :lol)

[m33p0]

Ignoring the various on the court issues, the last time the Spurs brought in an aging three point specialist with zero D and a hot wife things got a little complicated. And this time Tony's on the rebound.

ouch!

[UnWantedTheory]

The PEJ! Whatever will we do?

[wildbill2u]

I hope he becomes the marque solution at SF for the Mavs. Afterall, signing Peja might mean they won't go after somebody good.

Several articles in the Dallas Morning News today about negotiations to bring him in since they lost Caron Butler. Cuban sounds like he may be on it.

[SenorSpur]

I'd love it Bruce Bowen were to come down from his ESPN perch, walk onto the court in a suit and dress shoes, and then proceed to shut down Peja - again.

[K-State Spur]

I'd love it Bruce Bowen were to come down from his ESPN perch, walk onto the court in a suit and dress shoes, and then proceed to shut down Peja - again.

Come playoff time, Peja has been known to get shutdown by stadium air conditioning in his face.

[cheguevara]

LOL ^

true

[K-State Spur]

the play at 2:03 of this video will always be Peja's legacy as far as I'm concerned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMV5o0OUwLo&feature=related

[Rummpd]

Great the Mavs get a player softer mentally and physically than Bonner who shoots worse than Matt these days and even plays worse defense and who also when push came to shove choked in playoffs - IT IS ALL GOOD!

[K-State Spur]

a player...who shoots worse than Matt these days...

THESE days, that's just about everybody.

[Bruno]

It's hard to criticize Mavs for this likely signing. Spurs have also look for a SF since the start of the season. When you consider that they try Bobby Simmons, Danny Green, Ime Udoka and Larry Owens, it shows the lack of quality of the SF FA pool. Peja surely looks like the most interesting SF available.

[jsandiego]

Spurs won't even consider this shell of a player. The last time he did anything of worth as Game 2 of the 2000 WCF.fixed.

[DMC]

Peja Stojakovic Is About to Become a FAggot

[hsxvvd]

So the waiving of Peja is part of the trade for Ajinca.... nice way to get around the salary cap. Cuban cutting the Raptors a check for the buyout as part of the trade too I presume?

Peja for Ajinca is good for the Raptors.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ah3CsYfSnlYwjDXuNaUJ8wq8vLYF?slug=aw-mavsraptorstrade012111

Looks like they may not have gotten around it after all. :lol

With any luck they'll get caught out and lose a draft pick or two.