Zaza-Pachulia
Zaza Pachulia, born Zaur Pachulia (Georgian: ზაზა ფაჩულია) (born February 10, 1984 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (present Georgia)), is a Georgian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.
Pachulia was a very successful basketball player at a very early age in Georgia. Zaza was approximately 6 feet 8 inches (2.04 meters) at the age of 13. He was scouted and recruited by the Turkish professional team Ülkerspor when he was a teenager. He became a member of the national basketball team of Georgia at a young age and led his team as a center to beat other Eastern European rivals, such as Belarus and Bulgaria.
After distinguishing himself with Ülkerspor, Pachulia was drafted in the second round by Orlando Magic in 2003 NBA Draft. Zaza ended up spending the 2004-05 season with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks did not have a contract with Pachulia, because he was traded from the Charlotte Bobcats, where he was selected in the 2004 expansion draft. While with the Bucks, Pachulia averaged 6.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench. After spending one season with the Bucks, the Atlanta Hawks became interested in him.
Pachulia signed a contract with the Hawks in the 2005 off-seasonand became the Hawks' 2005-2006 season became the starting center, when he averaged 11.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. During the 2006-07 season he began as the starting center but has since become a bench player.
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