New Delhi: Indian cagers Amjyot Singh Gill and Amritpal Singh have secured professional contracts with Tokyo Excellence, a team in the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) of Japan.

After putting up impressive performances in the BJ Challenge Summer League from June to August playing for the Hyogo Impulse team, the Punjab products have bagged one-year contracts in the development league for Japan's National Basketball League. The NBDL was established in 2013 as a second-tier league below the National Basketball League. Tokyo Excellence has been the team with the best record in NBDL's brief history, having won both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 championships.