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 Background:Zaza
Pachulia, born Zaur Pachulia (Georgian) (born February 10, 1984 in Tbilisi,
Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (present Georgia)), is a Georgian professional
basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks Pachulia was a very successful basketball
player at a very early age in Georgia. He 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.He
also has Turkish dual citizenship. |
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 Accomblishments/Life
in NBA: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, by whom
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 Atlanta Hawks 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. |
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