Sasha Vujačić

Sasha Vujačić is a Slovenian basketball player. After a stint at the National Basketball Association in the United States, Vujacic now plays as a point guard for the Anadolu Efes team in Turkish basketball league. 

Vujacic was previously engaged to Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova 

Born: March 8, 1984 in Maribor, Slovenia 

Height: 6'7" 

Weight: 205 lbs 

Website/Social media: sashavujacic18.com, Twitter

Career Highlights: 

• debut professionally with the Snaidero Udine in Italy 
• drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004 Draft (27th overall) 
• played for the Lakers from 2004 to 2010 
• scored a career playoff-high of 20 points during the 2008 NBA Finals 
• traded to the New Jersey Nets in December 2010 
• NBA career: games played - 476 regular season, 65 playoffs

Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin is an American basketball player. He is currently a power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. He was chosen by team as the first overall draft pick of the 2009 NBA Draft.

Before playing professional, Griffin has a successful career playing basketball in high school, leading his school Oklahoma Christian School to the state championship for four years. He also played for the University of Oklahoma for 2 years before entering the Draft. 

Born: March 16, 1989 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 114 kg
Website: www.blakegriffin.com , Twitter





Achievements/Career Highlights:

• missed the entire 2009-10 season after breaking his kneecap in a pre-season game
• selected as an All-Star in 2011 during his debut season, and again in 2012
• first rookie to play in an All-Star Game since Yao Ming in 2003
• won the 2011 Slam Dunk contest
• chosen as one of NBA's 15 Greatest Rookies by Sports Illustrated 
• 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year
• won the Oscar Robertson Trophy in 2009

Linsanity Continues

The result against Miami Heats notwithstanding, the saga of Jeremy Lin continues: two more magazine covers featuring the Asian-American basketeer, this tim with Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine.

J.J. Redick

Jonathan "J.J." Redick is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association.

In college Redick played for Duke University, where he is the all-time leading scorer, with career-best 2,769 points. After the stint in college, he was drafted by the Orlando Magic in 2006, chosen at 11th overall.

Born: June 24, 1984

Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190 lbs

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• Won the Atlantic Coast Conference  Player of the Year Award in 2004-05 season
• All-time leading scorer of Duke University
• Set record of most consecutive free throws at ACC (54)
• Achieved a career high with Orlando Magic with 29 points on Dec 14, 2010

Linsanity

Jeremy Lin just got himself on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

With exploits like this: shooting the game-winning three-pointer with half a second before buzzer to help his team win against the Dallas Mavericks, the Linsanity is well deserved. 

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin is an Asian-American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks. He first signed up with the Golden State Warriors, undrafted, for the 2010-2011 season. 


In his most recent game (Feb 11, 2012), Lin scored a career-high 38 points as Knicks defeated the Lakers. It was the Knick's first victory vs the Lakers since 2007.

Lin is a graduate of Harvard University.

Born: August 23, 1988, in Palo Alto, CA
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200 lbs


Notable Achievements:

• first NBA player of Chinese/Taiwanese descent
• first player in Ivy League history to record 1483 points, 487 rebounds and 225 steals