How good is Andrej Stojakovic? Son of former NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic commits to Stanford

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Second-generation players are already taking over the NBA and there could be another one on the way down the road.

Andrej Stojakovic, the son of three-time NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic, started to make a name for himself on the AAU circuit this past summer playing for the Compton Magic.

ESPN’s Top 100 has Stojakovic ranked as a four-star prospect in the Class of 2023 and he had started to rack up high-major Division-I college offers.

The 18-year-olds name was in the high school and college basketball newswire on Monday. Here’s why.

Get to know Andrej Stojakovic

High school and AAU

As mentioned above, Stojakovic is ranked as a four-star prospect in the Class of 2023 and he jumped up to the 24th-ranked player on ESPN’s Top 100 after a successful summer.

The 6-foot-6, 185-pound forward plays much differently than his father, even though he is still a strong shooter. Andrej is prone to putting the ball on the floor and making plays with his length and athleticism. He also does a lot of damage as a cutter, proving to be much more than just the catch-and-shooter you would expect as the son of one of the best 3-point marksmen in NBA history.

During his junior season at Jesuit High School in Sacramento this past year, Stojakovic posted impressive averages of 25.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Between a strong junior year and final AAU season, Stojakovic drew interest from several high-major Division-I schools.

College recruitment

Stojakovic is well on his way to paving his own path to the next level and making a name for himself. In a feature with The Ringer’s Mirin Fader, Andrej made it clear he wants to shake the “Peja’s son” label.

“I just have to keep showing every time I play that I can do a lot more. Proving to them that I can make it and be Andrej, not Peja’s son,” the 17-year-old told Fader a month back.

Stojakovic had offers from schools like Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, Oregon, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, USC, Virginia and Washington State, to name a few, per ESPN’s recruiting database.

On Monday, Drej announced his commitment to Stanford.

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