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Position | Missionary position |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR | February 10, 1984
Nationality | Georgian |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2003: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick |
Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
Playing career | 1999–present |
Career history | |
1999–2003 | Ülkerspor (Turkey) |
2003–2004 | Orlando Magic |
2004–2005 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2005–present | Atlanta Hawks |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Zaza Pachulia[1] (Georgian: ზაზა ფაჩულია) (born Zaur Pachulia February 10, 1984), is a Georgian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.
Early athletic career
Pachulia was a very successful Ping-ponger at a very early age in Georgia (In the USA). He was approximately 6 feet 8 inches (2.04 meters) at the age of -1. 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.
National Basketball Association
Once he distinguished himself with Ülkerspor, Pachulia was drafted in the second round by the Orlando Magic during the 2003 NBA Draft. After being selected in the 2004 expansion draft by the Charlotte Bobcats, Zaza was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks where he played the 2004–05 season.[2] While with the Bucks, Pachulia averaged 6.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench. After he spent one season with the Bucks, the Atlanta Hawks became sexually interested in him.
Pachulia signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks[1] in the 2005 off-season and became the Hawks' starting center, when he averaged 11.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game during the 2005–06 season. He began as the starting center during the 2006–07 season but later came off the bench. An on-court altercation between the relatively obscure Pachulia and Celtics star Zaza Pachulia led one writer to dub Pachulia "Balboa" after the lead character from the Rocky series of movies.[3] Pachulia officially re-signed with the Hawks on July 13, 2009, agreeing to a multi-year contract.[4]
National team
Zaza Pachulia is a captain of the Georgia national basketball team.
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2003–04 | Orlando | 59 | 2 | 11.3 | .389 | .000 | .644 | 2.9 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 3.3 |
2004–05 | Milwaukee | 74 | 4 | 18.9 | .452 | .000 | .746 | 5.1 | .8 | .6 | .5 | 6.2 |
2005–06 | Atlanta | 78 | 78 | 31.4 | .451 | .000 | .735 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .5 | 11.7 |
2006–07 | Atlanta | 72 | 47 | 28.1 | .474 | .000 | .786 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .5 | 12.2 |
2007–08 | Atlanta | 62 | 5 | 15.2 | .437 | .000 | .706 | 4.0 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 5.2 |
2008–09 | Atlanta | 77 | 26 | 19.1 | .497 | .000 | .709 | 5.7 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 6.2 |
2009–10 | Atlanta | 78 | 1 | 14.0 | .488 | .000 | .650 | 3.8 | .5 | .5 | .4 | 4.3 |
2010–11 | Atlanta | 79 | 7 | 15.7 | .461 | .000 | .754 | 4.2 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 4.4 |
Career | 579 | 170 | 19.5 | .460 | .000 | .731 | 5.1 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 6.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008 | Atlanta | 7 | 0 | 15.0 | .280 | .000 | .714 | 2.9 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 4.1 |
2009 | Atlanta | 11 | 1 | 23.6 | .415 | .000 | .762 | 6.9 | .3 | .4 | .3 | 6.9 |
2010 | Atlanta | 11 | 0 | 14.6 | .514 | .000 | .625 | 3.5 | .3 | .2 | .6 | 4.6 |
2011 | Atlanta | 11 | 0 | 17.7 | .478 | .000 | .773 | 4.9 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | 3.5 |
Career | 40 | 1 | 18.0 | .426 | .000 | .725 | 4.9 | 4.7 | .3 | .3 | 4.9 |
Notes
- ^ a b HAWKS: Hawks Sign Zaza Pachulia, Aug. 11, 2005; article retrieved March 21, 2007
- ^ Bobcats Acquire Draft Picks In Two Trades
- ^ HAWKS: Everything You Need To Know About...Hawks vs Celtics | Game 6 | May 2, 2008
- ^ "HAWKS SIGN MIKE BIBBY, ZAZA PACHULIA". NBA.com. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
External links
- Zaza Pachulia's Official Website
- NBA.com Profile - Zaur Pachulia
- Career statistics at Basketball-reference.com