Son of NBA Champion Lands Offer From Tennessee | Rocky Top Insider

Tennessee basketball is recruiting the son of an NBA Champion. In accordance with a report from Compton Magic on Twitter on Friday, Tennessee has prolonged a suggestion to class of 2023 small ahead Andrej Stojakovic.

Stojakovic is the son of former NBA sharpshooter and three-time all-star Peja Stojakovic, who received an NBA Championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.

Tennessee middle Uros Plavsic posted concerning the report on Friday, which was then retweeted by Stojakovic.

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In accordance with 247 Sports activities’ composite rankings, Stojakovic is listed as a four-star small ahead within the class of 2023. As well as, 247’s composite rankings have Stojakovic because the Twentieth-ranked participant at his place and the ninth-ranked participant from the state of California.

Whereas taking part in for Jesuit Excessive Faculty in Carmichael, California, Stojakovic has been modeling his sport after his father whereas additionally making an attempt so as to add his personal fashion.

“I view myself as extra of an all-around participant,” Stojakovic informed 247Sports in an interview in January. “However, if I’m being trustworthy a number of my sport is from him and from understanding with him. The entire little issues that he teaches me matter and so they work within the sport so I’m sticking to that.”

Throughout a current sport from the start of April, Stojakovic dropped 27 factors and 15 rebounds towards Bronny James’ group within the AAU season opener. For the reason that final 12 months started, Stojakovic has been selecting up increasingly more steam on the recruiting path.

4-star small ahead and Tennessee goal Andrej Stojakovic at present has 12 gives in keeping with 247: Cal Poly, Connecticut, Indiana, Louisville, Minnesota, San Francisco, St. Mary’s, Stanford, UC Santa Barbara, USC, Washington State, and Tennessee.

Over the course of a 16-year NBA profession, Peja Stojakovic ended his time on the court docket after his championship in Dallas in 2011. Previous to that, Stojakovic frolicked with Sacramento, Indiana, New Orleans, and Toronto. Stojakovic was an NBA Champion, a three-time all-star, an All-NBA second-team choice in 2004, and a two-time three-point contest champion (2002, 2003).