Sim Bhullar acquired by Toronto Raptors' D-League team

7-foor-5 center is the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA.



Sim Bhullar, the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA, is headed back home to Canada. The Toronto Raptors' Development League affiliate Raptors 905 has acquired the 7-foot-5 center, who hails from Toronto.

Raptors 905 trade for Brampton's Sim Bhullar

The Raptors 905 acquired the rights to Bhullar, who made his NBA debut last year with the Sacramento Kings, in a trade last week with the Reno Bighorns farm team in exchange for the rights to guard Ricky Ledo.

Bhullar was born in Toronto before moving to the United States for high school.

Welcome to the NBA, Sim Bhullar.

7-foot-5 center is the league's first player of Indian descent.



In case you missed the news last week, the NBA made it official. Sim Bhullar signed a 10-day contract with the Sacramento Kings on Thursday, making him the first NBA player of Indian descent. At 7-foot-5 and 360 pounds, the 22-year-old center from Toronto is also the league's biggest player.

Kings' Sim Bhullar embracing place in NBA 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. He's been working his ass off, getting into shape, and has lost over 30 pounds. He's averaging 10.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks.

Here's a video following Bhullar's first three days in the NBA as he signs his first contract, goes through a personal workout in the Sacramento Kings practice facility and experiences his very first NBA gameday:

Sim Bhullar throws down a triple double in the D-League

7-foot-5 center puts up career-high 26 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks



Probably too early to call it "Simsanity"... but in case you missed this one out of the NBA D-League: Sim Bhullar, the first player of Indian descent to sign with an NBA team, had himself one hell of a game over the weekend.

Simsanity! Indian-Canadian Sim Bhullar explodes for one of D-League's greatest-ever performances

As the biggest player in professional basketball, the dude is kind of hard not to notice. But during Sunday's game between the Reno Bighorns and the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the 7-foot-5 center turned heads by putting up a career-high 26 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks in 43 minutes, for his first career triple-double.

Check the highlights:

Sim Bhullar is the first NBA player of Indian descent

7-foot-5, 360-pound center signs contract with Sacramento Kings



Prepare yourself for SIMSANITY.

On Wednesday, the Sacramento Kings announced that they've signed 7-foot-5, 360-pound center Sim Bhullar to a contract. That makes him not only the NBA's tallest player, he is the league's first player of Indian descent.

Meet Sim Bhullar, the Kings' 7-foot-5 center project and the NBA's first player of Indian descent

Bhullar, who hails from Canada, turned heads -- he's kind of hard to miss -- while playing two seasons for New Mexico State, where he averaged 10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. He went undrafted, but was invited to play with the Kings last month in the NBA's summer league tournament.

Sim tweeted about his NBA contract, exclaiming "Dreams do come true!"

Sim Bhullar signs with the Sacramento Kings

At 7'5" and 360 pounds, he would be the NBA's biggest player -- and the first of Indian descent



Who's the biggest guy in basketball? New Mexico State University center Sim Bhullar wasn't selected in the 2014 NBA Draft, but he has signed a contract with the Sacramento Kings. Should he make the team's roster, at 7-foot-5 and 360 pounds, he would be the biggest player in the NBA, and the first player ever of Indian descent.

Sim Bhullar Signed by Kings: Latest News, Reaction and Analysis

Bhullar, who became infamous in college basketball circles because of his enormous size, left after his sophomore season at New Mexico State to enter the NBA Draft. He wasn't selected -- honestly, it was a bit of a longshot -- but the 21-year-old center was invited to play for Sacramento in the Summer League and reportedly signed with the Kings on Friday: