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Intriguing freshman with Oregon basketball ties to enter transfer portal

Stanford freshman Andrej Stojakovic has entered the transfer portal and will look for a new school to continue his career at.

While the Oregon Ducks are preparing for their first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament later this week against the South Carolina Gamecocks, part of the coaching staff is also being asked to keep an eye on the transfer portal, which opened on Monday for college basketball players.

One intriguing name popped up when the portal opened, with some Oregon ties over the last year as well.

Stanford small forward Andrej Stojakovic is reportedly looking to transfer to a new school for his sophomore season after averaging 7 points and 3 rebounds per game in 2023. Stojakovic shot 40% from the field and 32% from deep as a freshman with the Cardinal, and had one 20-point game to go along with a pair of 18-point showings.

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Stojakovic, the son of former NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic, had the Ducks among the final schools in his recruitment last year as a 5-star player who was ranked as the No. 25 player in the nation. He took a trip out to Eugene for Oregon’s football game vs. BYU in 2022 and spent some time shooting around with his dad inside Matthew Knight Arena. 

We will see if he takes another look at the Ducks this time around, but we do know that there is at least a prior relationship there with the program.

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Son of NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic chooses Stanford for college commitment

Andrej Stojakovic, 5-star small forward and son of 3-time NBA All-Star Peja, picks Stanford.

Andrej Stojakovic is one of the premier basketball recruits in the country right now. The son of three-time NBA All-Star and former Sacramento Kings sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic, Andrej is ranked No. 17 in the nation in the class of 2023.

Today Stojakovic announced that he’s committed to playing for Stanford.

He picked Stanford over his other finalists: UCLA, Texas, and Oregon.

Stojakovic (6-foot-6, 185 pounds) is a five-star small forward for Jesuit (Calif.). He’s ranked No. 4 at his position and also No. 4 in the state of California. Here’s the highlight reel.

The scouting report from Adam Finkelstein at 247 Sports indicates his game is similar to Peja’s but more dynamic.

“Stojakovic is a highly skilled wing who has good positional size, is able to score from multiple levels, and even initiate offense as a guard. The son of former NBA all-star Peja Stojakovic, Andrej is a proven shot-maker like his dad with a full assortment of threes, pull-ups, and step-backs. Also not unlike his dad, he is working to perfect his own, semi-unconventional release, that comes up on the left side of his body. He’s very comfortable in the mid-post and mid-range areas where he creates separation and uses his positional size to score over top of smaller defenders.”

Like his father, Stojakovic has tremendous range. He shot 40% from three as a junior, matching Peja’s career percentage in the NBA. He also scored 25.3 points per game and averaged 9.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per contest.

Stojakovic is the second commit for Stanford’s 2023 program, along with 5-star combo guard Kanaan Carlyle. The Cardinals now rank No. 23 in the recruiting cycle, one spot ahead of North Carolina.

5-star SF Andrej Stojakovic lists Ducks in top-4 after successful visit to Eugene

Andrej and his dad Peja Stojakovic were in Eugene for the Oregon vs. BYU game, and also spend time shooting around in Matthew Knight Arena.

It appears that 5-star small forward Andrej Stojakovic liked what he saw when in Eugene a couple of weekends ago for an official visit with the Oregon Ducks.

On Wednesday, the 6-foot-6, 185-pound forward trimmed his recruiting list down to four schools, keeping the Ducks in the mix.

Stojakovic, who is rated as the No. 17 overall player in the 2023 class, attended the Oregon vs. BYU game earlier this month, getting a sideline pass with his dad, former NBA legend Peja Stojakovic, a three-time NBA All-Star and NBA Finals winner in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks.

After the game was over, video surfaced of both Andrej and Peja getting some shots up in Matthew Knight Arena.

There is not yet a timeline for Stojakovic to announce his commitment, but we can now at least confirm that the Ducks are in the running to land this blue-chip talent. With Stojakovic in the mix, and continued rumors about the recruitment of Bronny James, the eldest son of LeBron James, it’s clear that Dana Altman is taking a dive into the gene pool of some NBA legends.

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Andrej Stojakovic’s Recruiting Profile

WATCH: Former NBA star Peja Stojaković and 5-star son Andrej get shots up in Matthew Knight Arena

It’s not every day you see an NBA legend and his son getting shots up at your favorite team’s gym.

On his official visit to Oregon, five-star recruit and small forward Andrej Stojaković took some three-point shots inside Matthew Knight Arena this past weekend.

As it so happens, Stojaković is the son of former NBA star Peja Stojaković and evidently, the shooting skills were passed down to the next generation. At 6-foot-7, the younger Stojaković is considered to be one of the best pure shooters in the country and the video shows it. He also has a similar stroke as his father, who won the NBA Three-Point Competition twice with the Sacramento Kings.

Although he is three inches shorter than his father, Andrej would fit right into Dana Altman’s system. But Oregon is competing for his services with the likes of Stanford, UCLA, Texas, and Duke.

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Report: Son of NBA legend to visit Eugene for Oregon vs. BYU game

Dana Altman is pulling out the big recruiting guns this weekend as Oregon hosts No. 14 BYU at Autzen.

Earlier in the week, we got word that Oregon’s 5-star commit Mookie Cook would be in Eugene for the top-25 matching between the Ducks and the No. 14 BYU Cougars.

Now it’s becoming clear that he might be here to do a little bit more than just enjoy the game from inside Autzen Stadium.

According to a new report from SBLive’s Andrew Nemec, five-star small forward Andrej Stojakovic, the son of former NBA star Peja Stojakovic, will also be in Eugene on an official visit this weekend.

Rated as the No. 17 player in 2023, Stojakovic would be a huge addition to Oregon’s class that already includes 5-star Mookie Cook, 5-star Kwame Evans, and 4-star Jackson Shelstad, ranking 6th in the nation.

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Andrej Stojakovic’s Recruiting Profile

LeBron James moves past Peja Stojakovic for No. 18 on the career 3-pointers list

Los Angeles Laker LeBron James moves past Peja Stojakovic for No. 18 on the NBA’s career 3-pointers list.

The knock on the 18-year-old from Akron named LeBron James was that he just couldn’t shoot the jumper when he first entered the league. He was athletic, sure–maybe more athletic than anybody we’ve ever seen in the NBA at that age. But he couldn’t shoot it with any consistency, especially from 3-point range.

That’s what the critics and pundits said roughly 16 years ago while the young king connected on only 29% of his 3-point field goals and averaged less than one made triple per game as a rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Last night, however–during the Los Angeles Lakers 114-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs–LeBron connected on 4-of-7 field-goals from beyond the arc while finishing with 33 points. In doing so, he moved past the sharp-shooting Peja Stojakovic for No. 18 on the NBA’s career 3-pointers list.

LeBron made 111 triples last season with the Lakers. So far this season he’s connected on 34 field-goals from deep. If he were to finish the year with 111 made triples again, James would move into 14th place with 1,838 made 3-pointers. That would put him just behind his good friend and former teammate, J.R. Smith.

In all likelihood, LeBron will finish his career in the top-10 on the all-time 3-pointers made list. If he connected on 111 triples in each of the next three seasons–after hypothetically finishing this year at 1,838–he would have roughly 2,171 made 3-pointers. That number would be good for No. 8 overall on this list which is not too bad for a kid who couldn’t shoot when he first turned pro.

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