Two international free agent centers that know how to get under the skin of their opponents, Anderson Varejão and Zaza Pachulia, came to terms with their respective teams yesterday.

On the day that teams could officially sign (and re-sign) free-agents, the two reached multi-year deals.

Varejão will remain with the Cleveland Cavs for a reportedly $50 million over six years.  That equals out to roughly $8 million a year, an improvement over the $6.2 million he was set to receive this year before opting out.

Although Varejão averaged only 8.6 points per game, but he shot nearly 54% from the  field, and provided energy and valuable harassment of the other team’s frontcourt players.

The 6-11 Brazilian will join a huge Cleveland frontline, already set with 7-2 Shaquille O’Neal and 7-3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

The Cavs also announced the signing of guard Anthony Parker, Candace Parker’s brother, formerly of the Toronto Raptors and Macabbi Tel Aviv (Euroleague).

Also on signing day, the Atlanta Hawks locked up Zaza Pachulia, their 7-foot center that put up a solid 6.2 points and 5.7 rebounds in 77 games off the bench for Atlanta last season.  The terms were not disclosed, but sources close to the team have said the deal is for four years.

Atlanta had four key free agents, Zaza, Mike Bibby, Flip Murray, and Marvin Williams, they are trying to re-sign.  With Zaza in tow and Bibby agreeing to a three-year deal, the Hawks are half-way to keeping last year’s playoff roster stable.

Links and Resources: Hawks reach deal with Zaza Pachulia (AP)