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Warriors hire Zaza Pachulia, promote Mike Dunleavy Jr. to assistant GM

Zaza Pachulia is returning to the Golden State Warriors, but this time as a member of the front office. The Warriors announced in a release that Pachulia would be brought on board as a team consultant.

Accepting a front office role means that Pachulia is officially done with his playing days after a 16-year career. The 6-foot-11 center played for six NBA teams, and spent the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons with the Warriors, averaging 5.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while winning a pair of titles.

In even bigger news for the team, Mike Dunleavy Jr.