OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Center Zaza Pachulia has agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract to stay with the NBA champion Golden State Warriors, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Friday.
Golden State’s starter in a three-center rotation last season, the 33-year-old Pachulia averaged 5.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14.1 minutes during the postseason, and scored in double digits four times.
Pachulia played for $2.9 million last season, willing to take a lower salary to be part of a team that would chase a championship – and he wound up with his first ring after 14 NBA seasons.