Kings retire Stojakovic's No. 16

Peja Stojakovic's No. 16 jersey has been raised to the rafters in Sacramento's Sleep Train Arena.

As planned, the Kings retired Stojakovic's No. 16 jersey as part of a halftime ceremony during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on the 16th of December.

Former Kings teammates Vlade Divac and Mike Bibby among others, were present at the ceremony, where Stojakovic thanked the famously rowdy Kings fans.

Stojakovic spent his first seven-and-a-half seasons with the Kings after being selected 14th overall by Sacramento in the 1996 NBA Draft. In 518 games with the team, the forward made a franchise-record 1070 three-pointers and scored 9498 points, which places him sixth on the team's all-time scoring list.

Stojakovic represented the Kings in three consecutive All-Star games from 2002-2004, made an All-NBA team in 2003-04 and finished fourth in MVP voting that same season, during which he averaged 24.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals while leading the league in three-pointers made.

The Kings, who haven't made the postseason since 2006, made the playoffs in each of Stojakovic's seven full seasons with the team, advancing as far as the Western Conference final, where they lost an epic seven-game series to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in 2002.