Sasha Vujačić

Aleksandar " Saša " Vujacic ( born March 8, 1984 in Maribor, Yugoslavia ) is a Slovenian basketball player. From 2004 to 2011 he was active in the American professional league NBA, since he is at Anadolu Efes Istanbul under contract. In the U.S., it is written to facilitate the pronunciation " Sasha Vujacic ".

Youth / career start in Europe

His professional career began with Vujačić joining the Italian club Snaidero Udine at the age of 16 years. Previously, he had already played in the Slovenian Youth National Team. For basketball he came through his father, who was, inter alia, basketball coach in Serbia. In Italy, Vujacic developed in the four years that he played there, one of the best players in the league. So NBA scouts were aware of him, who then invited him to training camps in the United States. After him, the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Draft drafteten 2004 27th place.

NBA career

In the played under Lakers coach Phil Jackson Triangle offense Vujacic was used on the shooting guard position and not on the point guard position, which he still played in Europe. Even so he had some problems to get a foothold in the NBA in the first three NBA years. His point yield was only 2.9 to 4.3 points per game. Above all, his litter was extremely inconstant, why him many critics, too often to take accused distance casting.

A significant increase in performance showed Vujačić only in his fourth NBA season (2007/ 08). Especially after the trade of Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers, he showed more and more attractive services. Although he still took a lot of three-point throws, their share but was now much better than before, but now increasingly fit, which he received more playing time from Coach Phil Jackson of the ball.

Also, by his help the Lakers reached the NBA Finals in 2008. Probably his best game of his career he showed in Game 3 of the Finals series with 20 points (7/10 litters made ​​it 3/5 triple ) and 4 rebounds.

His contract with the Lakers in 2008 was extended for three years.

On 15 December 2010 he moved to the New Jersey Nets.

On February 3, 2014, he received a ten-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Personal

Vujacic was engaged to tennis player Maria Sharapova. 2012, the couple separated.

Sources / Links

• Sasa Vujacic - Player profile at NBA.com (English)

• Official Website
• Draft Bio