As I grew older, it wasn't just to be in the NBA. The dream was to be successful in the NBA.
My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I've been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I've been in the NBA.
I just wanted to get to the NBA. I never thought I would have a career that I've had now.
After I got to the NBA, I had one goal: stay in the league for a while.
I've done did a lot of things in the NBA, made a lot of stuff, so I'm happy with what I've done.
Any chance a rookie gets to go play in the playoffs, that should be a boost going into summer league. That should be a boost for the rest of your career. That's something that a lot of rookies can't say they did.
Just being in the NBA is crazy and also after every bucket that I make or every pass it's kind of like, 'Woah, I just did that.' It's been awesome.
Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.
If you want to know who Zaza Pachulia is and you don't know, talk to any of my teammates. Teammates, coaches, I played over 1,000 games.
It's the Basketball Hall of Fame, not the NBA Hall of Fame. So, for basketball, I played in Olympics; I played in the Junior Olympics. With what I've done and given to basketball is all Hall of Fame.
