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KAI Sotto is committed to the NBA G-League selection program.
Shams Charania de The athletic broke the news that the 7-foot-2-inch prodigy became the first international prospect to join the innovative path.
Sotto, who turned 18 on Monday, has been training with The Skills Factory in Atlanta for the past year and has been consistently seduced by European dance clubs and universities in the United States.
At the time of publication, Sotto’s representatives in the US USA They have not yet confirmed the measure.
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Once the move becomes official, the 7-foot-2-foot center will be joined by Fil-Am flyer Jalen Green, who was the first commitment to the NBA G-League selection program.
The path serves as a pathway for prospects who choose to skip college and take a year before entering the NBA, keeping them in the US. USA Instead of accepting international offers from the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) or the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
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In addition to both, top prospects Isaiah Todd and Daishen Nix are also part of the show, as the NBA G-League features a Southern California-based team not affiliated with any of the existing teams in the development league.
Once official, Kai will become the third Pinoy to play in the NBA G-League after Japeth Aguilar with the Santa Cruz Warriors in 2012 and Ray Parks with the Texas Legends in 2015-16.
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After an MVP campaign with the Ateneo Blue Eaglets in the UAAP youth division, Sotto performed abroad in 2019 to strengthen his cause as he hopes to become the first homegrown Filipino player to reach the NBA.
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