The Dallas Mavericks made history during the 2015 NBA Draft when they became the first team ever to select an Indian-born player: Satnam Singh. The 19-year-old big man measures in at 7-foot-2, 290 pounds. He's huge! It turns out one of his new teammates is already making some (friendly) jokes at his expense:
Dirk Nowitzki jokes that the Mavericks’ draft pick is slower than him
Ha!
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Dirk Nowitzki on Satnam Singh: "I didn't think it was possible but we drafted somebody slower than me"
— Eddie Sefko (@ESefko) June 26, 2015 Classic Dirk. Joking aside, it’s clear Singh has already made an impression:
"He was just working out with us last week in the draft workout, and he's a big boy. His hands almost wrapped around mine." - Dirk on Singh
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) June 26, 2015 ★★★
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