Zaza Pachulia spent the most productive years of his career with the Atlanta Hawks. Though he was not drafted by the team – spending his rookie year with the Orlando Magic – he did spend eight productive years with the Hawks.
Pachulia helped to kick off the Hawks’ impressive run of 10 straight playoff appearances, which only ended in 2017-18 in the team’s first full year of its still-ongoing rebuild.
During his tenure with the Atlanta Hawks, Pachulia gave Hawks fans this incredibly memorable hype video that will forever live in the ears of Atlanta sports fans:
Of course, during his Warriors tenure, Pachulia was known for a more insidious moment on the court, when his now-illegal closeout under the legs of Kawhi Leonard effectively ended the Spurs’ longtime dynasty with one slip of Zaza’s shoes.