Aleksandar "Saša" Vujačić, usually referred to in
English as Sasha Vujacic (born March 8, 1984 in
Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR of Yugoslavia), is a
Slovenian professional basketball player of
Montenegrin descent. He plays for the Los Angeles
Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
Though he has played the point guard position in
Europe, he has found more playing time at the
shooting guard spot in the Lakers' triangle offense.
His nickname is "The Machine."
Vujačić began his professional career at the age of
16, playing with Snaidero Udine of Italy. Basketball
runs in his family (Zeta tribe - Montenegro) - his
father is Vaso Vujačić, a Montenegrin basketball
coach.
Sasha also was a member of the Slovenian Junior
National Team. He was drafted by the Lakers with the
27th overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft. He has
averaged 3.6 points per game in his NBA career.
