"For most of his 13 seasons in the NBA – the first 7 1/2 in Sacramento – Peja Stojakovic won a constant battle of mind over body.

But Monday morning, Stojakovic told ESPN that his aching body had finally won the war.

With chronic pain in his back and neck, not to mention a wobbly left knee and that iron rod in his right leg, Stojakovic said he will retire at 34.

He goes out as an NBA champion with the Dallas Mavericks.

He goes out fourth on the NBA's all-time list of three-pointers made with 1,760 – and first in Kings history at 1,070."