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Kings notes: Stojakovic is king of Sacramento era, passes Richmond
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
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MIAMI - Peja Stojakovic had no idea.
After 518 games as a Sacramento King, he stood alone when it came to purple longevity, nearly 10 years after being drafted and on the eve of his own free agency. OAS_AD('Button20');
On Saturday night in Orlando, Fla., Stojakovic tied Mitch Richmond for most games played as a Sacramento King. A day later, Stojakovic surpassed Richmond's mark in Miami.
Once the secret Serbian find of Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie, Stojakovic was unaware of the history, but nonetheless pleased.
"It's nice," said Stojakovic, who was drafted in 1996, but didn't play for the Kings until the 1998-99 season. "Sacramento gave me my opportunity. If Sacramento didn't draft me, maybe I never would have come here. Especially Geoff Petrie. He really convinced me to come over here."
On target - Shareef Abdur-Rahim remains the only King to rank in the top five in any major offensive or defensive category, as his 54.2 field-goal percentage is fifth in the league.
But his standing was much more solid until Shaquille O'Neal's outburst Sunday night, when the big man hit 11 of 15 shots to jump from fourth place to first in the category he's owned for so many years. O'Neal - who had 27 points in 27 minutes in the Heat's 119-99 win - has hit 55.5 percent of his shots. Abdur-Rahim's 3 for 9 showing dropped him from second place to fifth (54.2 percent), barely ahead of Charlotte's Gerald Wallace.
It was only the third time in Abdur-Rahim's last 15 games that he shot below 50 percent.
T.O. stands for "The Offseason" - The plan, according to so many pundits and Philadelphia Eagles fans, was for the defending NFC champions to return to the Super Bowl behind quarterback Donovan McNabb and wideout Terrell Owens.
But alas, there was no brotherly love in Philadelphia. Owens was dispatched for disorderly conduct and the Eagles didn't make the playoffs. With free time aplenty, Owens attended the Kings-Heat game, a strange sight, considering the NFC title game between Seattle and Carolina was simultaneously underway.
Owens was just one of the many in a star-studded crowd. New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez and New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey were on hand, along with former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield and tennis couple Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Kings co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof attended Saturday's game in Orlando and were also at Sunday's game.
Kings notes: Stojakovic is king of Sacramento era, passes Richmond
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, January 23, 2006var ppn='Page C7';if(ppv==1){ppn=''+ppn+'';}document.write('
Story appeared in Sports section, '+ppn);
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MIAMI - Peja Stojakovic had no idea.
After 518 games as a Sacramento King, he stood alone when it came to purple longevity, nearly 10 years after being drafted and on the eve of his own free agency. OAS_AD('Button20');
On Saturday night in Orlando, Fla., Stojakovic tied Mitch Richmond for most games played as a Sacramento King. A day later, Stojakovic surpassed Richmond's mark in Miami.
Once the secret Serbian find of Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie, Stojakovic was unaware of the history, but nonetheless pleased.
"It's nice," said Stojakovic, who was drafted in 1996, but didn't play for the Kings until the 1998-99 season. "Sacramento gave me my opportunity. If Sacramento didn't draft me, maybe I never would have come here. Especially Geoff Petrie. He really convinced me to come over here."
On target - Shareef Abdur-Rahim remains the only King to rank in the top five in any major offensive or defensive category, as his 54.2 field-goal percentage is fifth in the league.
But his standing was much more solid until Shaquille O'Neal's outburst Sunday night, when the big man hit 11 of 15 shots to jump from fourth place to first in the category he's owned for so many years. O'Neal - who had 27 points in 27 minutes in the Heat's 119-99 win - has hit 55.5 percent of his shots. Abdur-Rahim's 3 for 9 showing dropped him from second place to fifth (54.2 percent), barely ahead of Charlotte's Gerald Wallace.
It was only the third time in Abdur-Rahim's last 15 games that he shot below 50 percent.
T.O. stands for "The Offseason" - The plan, according to so many pundits and Philadelphia Eagles fans, was for the defending NFC champions to return to the Super Bowl behind quarterback Donovan McNabb and wideout Terrell Owens.
But alas, there was no brotherly love in Philadelphia. Owens was dispatched for disorderly conduct and the Eagles didn't make the playoffs. With free time aplenty, Owens attended the Kings-Heat game, a strange sight, considering the NFC title game between Seattle and Carolina was simultaneously underway.
Owens was just one of the many in a star-studded crowd. New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez and New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey were on hand, along with former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield and tennis couple Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Kings co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof attended Saturday's game in Orlando and were also at Sunday's game.
They were/are both fairly flat-footed for their relative positions
