The NBA is an ever-expanding league, with broad fan interest throughout the world and players increasingly coming from new nations and areas of the globe. That reach hit a new milestone on Thursday night when the Dallas Mavericks selected 7-2 center Satnam Singh with the 52nd pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. Singh is the first Indian-born player to be selected in the draft, following in the footsteps of 7-5 Sacramento Kings center Sim Bhullar, who became the first player of Indian descent to play in the league in April.
Singh posed with Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson after the selection:
Donnie and Satnam look pretty happy!