Vujačić (left) playing for Knicks in 2017
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No. 18 – New York Knicks | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
March 8, 1984
Nationality | Slovenian |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27th overall |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 2001–present |
Career history | |
2001–2004 | Snaidero Udine |
2004–2010 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2010–2011 | New Jersey Nets |
2011–2013 | Anadolu Efes |
2014 | Los Angeles Clippers |
2014 | Reyer Venezia Mestre |
2014 | Laboral Kutxa |
2015 | İstanbul BB |
2015–present | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Aleksandar "Sasha" Vujačić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Вујачић, Slovene: Saša Vujačič, rendered in English as Sasha Vujacic, Serbian pronunciation: [alekˈsandar ˈsaʃa ˈʋujat͡ɕit͡ʃ]; born March 8, 1984) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Throughout his career, he has also played in Italy (for Snaidero Udine), in Turkey (for Anadolu Efes and İstanbul BB) and in the United States (for the Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, and the Los Angeles Clippers). He plays at the shooting guard position.
Vujačić's father, Vaso, is a Serbian basketball coach.
From 1998 to 2000, Vujačić played for the Polzela junior team. In 2000–01, he played for the Snaidero Udine junior team.
Vujačić was a member of the Slovenian junior national team, winning a silver medal at the 2002 European Junior Championship.
From 2001 to 2004, Vujačić played for Snaidero Udine of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.
Vujačić was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 27th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft. On July 20, 2004, he signed a multi-year deal with the Lakers.