Sim Bhullar, is a large, large, large man. He stands well over 7 feet. Actually, to be precise he is 7 feet 5 inches and weighs in over 350 pounds.
The Sacramento Kings have elected to bring him in on a 10-day contract at the end of the season to see what he has to offer the team. The thing with Bhullar is, he would be the first player of Indian descent to be in the NBA.
ESPN.com’s Marc Stein adds more details about Bhullar.
The Sacramento Kings are planning to sign Sim Bhullar to a 10-day contract this week, according to league sources, which would establish the 7-foot-5 center as the first player of Indian descent in league history.
Bhullar has spent the entire season with the Reno Bighorns, Sacramento’s affiliate in the NBA Development League, after going to training camp with the Kings.
Bhullar is averaging 10.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.9 blocks in the D-League this season and, as evidence of his improving conditioning, logged 38 minutes Tuesday night in a Reno victory over Bakersfield, totaling 19 points, 15 boards and five blocks.
Conditioning has been a question mark in terms of Bhullar establishing a legitimate NBA future.
Bhullar has shed more than 30 pounds over the course of his rookie campaign after weighing in at more than 400 pounds during summer league play with Sacramento last July.
The 22-year-old is expected to replace David Wear on the Kings’ roster after Wear received a 10-day call-up from the Kings. Reno point guard David Stockton, son of the legendary John Stockton, is another recent Kings call-up from the Bighorns, who have sent a D-League-high five players to the NBA this season with their freewheeling offense under first-year coach David Arseneault.
Bhullar was born in Toronto, Canada and he played for New Mexico State last year. He went undrafted in the 2014 draft but the Kings signed him to a D-League deal and he’s played pretty well as of late. This also might be a move to take their center DeMarcus Cousins off the court for the season and let Bhullar get some time playing center minutes to see what he can do against NBA competition.
Fun fact, Bhullar played AAU ball in Toronto two recent No. 1 overall picks from Canada, Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, also according to Marc Stein.
