In the same area where he once practiced in hat and gloves to combat winter cold, Pachulia now offers kids four courts, among them the same court he played upon in Milwaukee, one he bought in 2013 and had shipped there in 267 pieces and reassembled.
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Pachulia conducted free basketball camps for Georgia youth for 12 years before opening a basketball academy last year in Tbilisi. It's a totally different team than this team was last year. "We're ready to take the challenge and be physical for every game," Pachulia said. The son of a former Soviet judo champion and a power forward for the Soviet women's basketball team, Pachulia has played for Orlando, Milwaukee, Atlanta and Dallas over 14 NBA seasons, averaging 7.0 points and 6.0 rebounds a game in 961 career games.īut this is his first trip to the NBA Finals. That's what made it easier for me to get over it all." "We're a family here and definitely I had no doubt in my mind that starting that night, starting with text messages, I had all their support.
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"I had full support from my teammates," he said. He took some criticism in the Western Conference finals after San Antonio star Kawhi Leonard injured his left ankle landing on Pachulia's foot in game one, but again teammates were there to back the big man. Pachulia, who will be a free agent after this season, averaged 6.1 points and 5.9 rebounds a game this season and provided strong defense for a team that often goes with a smaller, quicker lineup. It's that sort of support that prompted Pachulia to take less money to play for the Warriors, signing a one-season deal for $2.9 million as a replacement for Australian Andrew Bogut, who was traded away for salary room to sign star forward Kevin Durant.