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The Present. Dressed in a dapper, dark blue single-breasted suit, Satnam Singh Bhamara sat anxiously on the crowded floor of the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. A single Thursday evening in late June had the potential to change the 19-year-old’s life forever, and forever make history for Indian Basketball and the NBA. But nothing […]

  Earlier this morning Satnam Singh became the first ever Indian to be drafted in the NBA. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 52nd pick in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft. Satnam hails from the tiny village of Ballo Ke in Punjab. In 2010, he was one of the eight recipients […]

  It is safe to say India is not known for its basketball, but with a population of over a billion people there surely would have come a time when an Indian would appear on America’s biggest stage, the NBA. Two players have appeared on the world stage in the last few years who have […]

LAS VEGAS, 16th July, 2015:  In a thrilling encounter in the elimination round of the 2015 NBA Summer League, Satnam Singh got to ply his trade in a brief 4-minute appearance as the Dallas Mavericks knocked off the LA Lakers 88-86. The Mavericks and the Lakers certainly played like there was something at stake. Jeremy Tyler led […]

  – First ever Indian NBA draft pick to feature in the 2015 Summer League for Mavs that will start on July 10 – Mumbai, July 9, 2015:  The Dallas Mavericks welcomed a new era for basketball in India. Nineteen-year-old Satnam Singh Bhamara was introduced as the first-ever Indian NBA Draft pick in Dallas on Wednesday. […]