Satman Singh Bhamara was drafted in the NBA by Dallas Mavericks as the no. 52 pick.
Do you know Satnam Singh? It’s OK if you don’t. He is a mystery even for most teams in the league. Not many have seen him play, there’s not really much tape on him. This is why Celtics director of player personnel Austin Ainge called him an “international man of mystery.”
With the 52nd pick in the 2015 #NBADraft, we select Satnam Singh Bhamara! #MavsDraft2015 http://t.co/dzh0x1XVsI pic.twitter.com/avhY0S5nzD
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) June 26, 2015
Here are some things that we do know about him:
– Satnam Singh is 7’2 and 290 pounds. He was 7 feet tall when he was 14. His father, Balbir Singh Bhamara, is 7’2. His grandmother on his father’s side is 6’9.
– Canadian-born Sim Bhullar became the NBA’s first player of Indian descent last year. However. Singh would be the first player actually born on the subcontinent to make the league.
– Singh was born in Ballo Ke, a village in Punjab. His nickname is “Chhotu”
– Singh was selected as one of 29 students to spend three months at the IMG Academy in Florida, but once he got to Florida, they didn’t want to let him go back to India.
– It may be quite some time before his atually plays in NBA. Singh didn’t get any scholarship offers – colleges were concerned about his eligibility – so he went into the NBA draft.
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