Zaza Pachulia

Zaza Pachulia

Pachulia with the Golden State Warriors in 2017
Golden State Warriors
Position	Consultant
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1984-02-10) 10 February 1984 (age 40) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Georgian / Turkish
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2003: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career	1999–2019
Position	Center
Number	27
Career history
1999–2003	Ülkerspor
2003–2004	Orlando Magic
2004–2005	Milwaukee Bucks
2005–2013	Atlanta Hawks
2011	Galatasaray
2013–2015	Milwaukee Bucks
2015–2016	Dallas Mavericks
2016–2018	Golden State Warriors
2018–2019	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× NBA champion (2017, 2018) Turkish League champion (2001) Turkish Cup winner (2003) 3× Turkish Presidential Cup winner (2001–2003) As executive: NBA champion (2022)
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,414 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds	6,315 (5.8 rpg)
Assists	1,433 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Zaza Pachulia (Georgian: ზაზა ფაჩულია; Georgian pronunciation: [zaza patʃʰulia] born Zaur Pachulia; 10 February 1984)^[1] is a Georgian professional basketball executive and former player who is a basketball operations consultant for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Beginning his professional career in Turkey as a teenager, Pachulia was drafted in the second round of the 2003 draft by the Orlando Magic. He played for seven teams in his 16-year NBA career, winning two championships with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018. He also played for the Georgia national team, captaining them in multiple tournaments.^[2] Pachulia also had a reputation of being a "dirty" player, notably injuring Kawhi Leonard during the 2017 playoffs.^[3]