Satnam takes giant leap becomes 1st Indian in NBA

In Sports
June 27, 2015

Satnam Singh Bhamara, a 19-year-old from the small village of Ballo Ke, Punjab, became the first Indian-born player ever selected in the NBA Draft. The Dallas Mavericks chose the 7-foot-2 inch, 290-pound center with the 52nd overall pick in the 60-pick draft.

Basketball was a natural fit considering the size that runs in his family. His father, Balbir Singh Bhamara, is 7-2, and his father’s mother is 6-9. Balbir Singh was a farmer in Ballo Ke, which sits just east of the Pakistan border. By this past season, he’d grown into an impact center for IMG’s post-graduate basketball team, averaging 9.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks for a team ranked No. 2 nationally.

Satnam said his exposure to NBA basketball began about 10 years ago, when he watched Kobe Bryant and LeBron James on TV. He said he modeled his game off of Dwight Howard, Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming. No wonder people see him as a favorite by many of those who use Online sports betting services, as well as long-time fans of the game itself.

About Satnam Singh:

Satnam is an Indian professional basketball player.
Singh played for the IMG Academygraduate team during the 2014–15 season.
He was later awarded a scholarship under the IMG-Reliance basketball training academy, and shifted to Bradenton, Florida.
Singh has represented the India national basketball team at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship and the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.

About National Basketball Assocition:

NBA is the preeminent men’s professional basketball league in North America.
It is widely considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world.
It has 30 franchised member clubs i.e.29 in the United States and 1 in Canada, and is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB),
The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946.
The league adopted the name National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949.

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