Zaza Pachulia

The Golden State Warriors have announced the following promotions within the team’s basketball operations department.

Zaza Pachulia and his Detroit Pistons made their only trip to the Bay Area Sunday, which meant the big man from Georgia finally got his hands on his 2017-18 championship ring.

The Georgian center has moved on from the Warriors.

Among dunk contests, photo bombs, and social media quips, Pachulia and Thompson have formed quite the friendship these past two years.

Zaza Pachulia will not be punished by the NBA for his controversial fall on Russell Westbrook in the Golden State Warriors’ blowout victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.

Late in the third quarter Russell Westbrook drove to the hoop against Nick Young, with both parties falling to the ground at the end of the play. Zaza Pachulia followed the play, and when Young and Westbrook went to the ground Zaza fell on Westbrook’s legs.

Since being brought in from the Mavericks at the start of last season, Zaza Pachulia has played in 118 games for the Golden State Warriors. He has started in 118 of those game.

Pachulia discussed the Warriors’ dissatisfaction with their performance in Wednesday night’s loss, as well as what motivates their opponents.

Though Zaza Pachulia was healthy and prepared to play, the Warriors left their present under the tree, as Pachulia did make an appearance in the team’s 99-92 victory over Cleveland.

The rapid emergence of rookie Jordan Bell has thrown a wrench into the Warriors’ center rotation. Bell got a surprise start on Christmas Day against the Cavaliers, despite Zaza Pachulia being healthy enough to play. Head coach Steve Kerr said that Bell was a better matchup against Cleveland, but the writing is on the wall that Bell is now at least the number two behind Pachulia in Golden State’s center rotation.