Zaza Pachulia played in the NBA for 16 seasons, winning two championships with the Golden State Warriors. Now, however, the Georgian-born ball player is ready to retire.
Pachulia, now 35 years of age, sent out a heartfelt thank you message to his fans and followers on Instagram. As part of his post, he reflected on his journey in the NBA, noting the friends and memories he made along the way:
“16 years ago, I walked into an amazing organization and became a part of the NBA family. I gave my best years, hard work, dedication and passion to basketball and in return I got so much love, friendship, experience and unbelievable memories.
“I’m forever grateful for this journey and looking forward to the next chapter. Thank you all for your support and love.
“I’m not sad because it’s over, I’m happy because it happened.”
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Now that he's retiring, Pachulia will have a lot of fond memories to look back on. He is the only Georgian-born player to win an NBA championship, and furthermore, he was part of a Warriors team that many experts view as one of the greatest in league history.
In 1,098 career games played, Pachulia racked up averages of 6.8 points on 46.9 percent shooting from the field, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.3 minutes per outing.
Though he's retired from playing, Zaza Pachulia has accepted a basketball operations consultant job with the Warriors.
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