Sasha Vujačić

From 2001 to 2004, Vujačić played for Snaidero Udine of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[5]

Vujačić was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 27th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft.[7] He signed a multi-year deal with the Lakers on July 20, 2004.[8] He recorded a then-career high 22 points in a win over the Denver Nuggets on November 29, 2007.[9] In the 2007–08 season, Vujačić made 118 of his 270 three-point field goal attempts, setting the Los Angeles Lakers single-season record for the best three-point field goal percentage (.437). During Game 3 of the 2008 NBA Finals, Vujačić scored a career playoff-high 20 points off the bench and was the only Laker, with the exception of Kobe Bryant, to score in double figures.[10] The Lakers went on to lose the series in six games to the Boston Celtics.

On July 28, 2008, Vujačić re-signed with the Lakers on a multi-year deal.[11] Los Angeles made it back to the NBA Finals to face the Orlando Magic. The Lakers defeated the Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals in a 4–1 series, earning Vujacic his first NBA championship.

In Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals, Vujačić led the Lakers' bench with 9 points, including two three-pointers. With 11 seconds left in Game 7 and the Lakers leading by two points, Vujačić made two free throws that sealed the Lakers' victory over the Celtics in a Game 7 for the first time in the longstanding Lakers-Celtics rivalry.[12]

On December 15, 2010, Vujačić was traded to the New Jersey Nets in a three-team trade involving the Lakers and Houston Rockets. Vujačić tied his career high of 22 points on January 1, 2011. On February 9, 2011, Vujačić set a new career high with 25 points in a win over the then New Orleans Hornets.

Vujačić with Anadolu Efes

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the option for another year with Anadolu Efes.[13] In his first Euroleague season he averaged 13.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[14]

On August 6, 2012, it was confirmed that Vujačić would stay with the team for one more season.[15] In a Euroleague game against EA7 Milano on November 16, he scored 29 points, leading his team to a 77–71 victory.[16] He averaged 12.8 points and 2.7 rebounds per game across ten regular season games.[17] Vujačić helped Efes advance to the Top 16 round, edging Cedevita on the road by 81–73 in one of the most crucial games in group C.[18][19]

On February 3, 2014, Vujačić signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[20] He did not re-sign with the Clippers after the first 10-day contract expired.[21]

On March 25, 2014, Vujačić signed with Italian team Reyer Venezia Mestre for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[22] He played 5 matches with the team, scoring 11 points per game.[23]

On October 28, 2014, Vujačić signed with the Spanish team Laboral Kutxa for the rest of 2014–15 season.[24] He left the team on December 30, 2014.[25]

On January 2, 2015, he signed with İstanbul BB of Turkey for the rest of the 2014–15 Turkish Basketball League season.[26]

Vujačić (left) playing for the Knicks in 2015

On August 7, 2015, Vujačić signed with the New York Knicks.[27] He made his debut for the Knicks in the team's season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks on October 28, recording 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in a 122–97 win.[28] On March 9, 2016, Vujačić scored a season-high 23 points to help the Knicks defeat the Phoenix Suns 128–97.[29]

Vujačić re-signed with the Knicks on July 14, 2016.[30] On February 1, 2017, he made Knicks history by converting two four-point plays during the Knicks 95–90 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[31]

Vujačić signed with Italian club Auxilium Torino for the 2017–18 season on August 29, 2017.[32] On February 18, 2018, Vujačić scored the game-winning layup to win the 2018 edition of the Italian Basketball Cup with Fiat Torino, beating Germani Basket Brescia 69–67 in the Finals.[33]