Filipino basketball prodigy Kai Sotto aims to be the best in Asia as he begins NBA G-League adventure

Andrew McNicol, South China Morning Post

Filipino basketball sensation Kai Sotto is used to pressure. The towering 18-year-old is forever accompanied by his proud, basketball-obsessed homeland, taking note of his every move as he edges closer to becoming the first full-blooded Filipino to play in the NBA.Sotto is days away from one of several historic moves as he travels to California to meet his new NBA G-League Select Team teammates. The hotly tipped centre, who stands at 2.18m (7’2”), rather unconventionally <a href='https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3083945/philippines-nba-prospect-kai-sotto-skips-college-g-league-reports'>opted for the G-League over division one college basketball</a> in May, joining a hand-picked developmental team for “elite” NBA prospects.

* The 18-year-old giant joins hand-picked G-League and explains having to ‘earn respect’ as an Asian* Sotto describes ‘blessing and challenge’ in representing his beloved homeland and his desire to follow in Manny Pacquiao’s footsteps

Filipino basketball sensation Kai Sotto is used to pressure. The towering 18-year-old is forever accompanied by his proud, basketball-obsessed homeland, taking note of his every move as he edges closer to becoming the first full-blooded Filipino to play in the NBA.

Filipino basketball sensation Kai Sotto is used to pressure. The towering 18-year-old is forever accompanied by his proud, basketball-obsessed homeland, taking note of his every move as he edges closer to becoming the first full-blooded Filipino to play in the NBA.

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Filipino basketball prodigy Kai Sotto aims to be the best in Asia as he begins NBA G-League adventure

Filipino basketball prodigy Kai Sotto aims to be the best in Asia as he begins NBA G-League adventure