Kai Sotto has committed to join Gilas Pilipinas for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas confirmed in a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Photo from Adelaide “We are glad to have Kai into the Gilas fold and thank him for his proactive...
Filipino sensation Kai Sotto is returning to the Adelaide 36ers in Australia’s NBL for his second season. Photo from Adelaide 36ers 36ers head coach CJ Burton revealed the development during an interview with Aussie Hoopla Podcast before it was confirmed by Sotto himself through a post on his...
Filipino-American NBA star Jordan Clarkson is expected to give Gilas Pilipinas a huge boost for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers next month. Jordan Clarkson Still reeling from a disappointing ninth place finish in the FIBA Asia Cup and a lackluster performance in the third...
Kai Sotto has decided to part ways with agent Joel Bell and switched to the renowned agency Wasserman which handles some of the NBA's brightest stars, including Russel Westbrook and Klay Thompson. Photo from Wasserman The 7-foot-3 center as well as the agency made the announcement Wednesday night...
Photo from Adelaide 36ers Filipino sensation Kai Sotto went undrafted in the NBA 2022 Rookie Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Friday, June 24 (Manila time). Hopes were high for the 7-foot-3 center to be included in the 58 aspirants who got their names called by NBA Commissioner...
Ever since he had the growth spurt that allowed him to reach his 7-foot-3 lean frame and give this basketball-crazy nation a real hope to see a homegrown Filipino play in the NBA, Kai Sotto wanted nothing but to get his name called in one of the brightest stage in the world of basketball. Photo...
Filipino NBA aspirant Kai Sotto worked out with the Indiana Pacers and had a short interview uploaded on the team’s social media just two days before the NBA Rookie Draft on Friday, June 24, (Manila time). Screenshot from Indiana Pacers' interview In the three-minute interview, Sotto talked about...
Kai Sotto resumed his pre-draft workouts with the Sacramento Kings a week before the NBA Draft proceedings on June 23. Photos from Jimmy Alapag and Sacramento Kings After a minor ankle injury which derailed his scheduled workouts with NBA teams, the 7-foot-3 phenom plunged back to action with the...
Kai Sotto is projected to land in the second round of the NBA rookie draft, according to the recent mock draft of US-based outlet Sports Illustrated. Photo from Adelaide 36ers SI reporter Brett Siegel put Sotto in the second round with the Sacramento Kings taking him 49th overall. It was the first...
Forthsky Padrigao, Geo Chiu, and Carl Tamayo, some of the close friends and former teammates of Kai Sotto, have showed their full support for their pal's NBA pursuit. Carl Tamayo, Kai Sotto, and Geo Chiu (FIBA) Padrigao and Chiu shared a tight bond with Sotto as teammates in the Ateneo Blue...
Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin is just as excited as the Filipino nation after hearing the news of Kai Sotto, a former Blue Eaglet standout, declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday, April 28. Kai Sotto (Adelaide 36ers) "I can't make any qualitative assessment of that. Kai and his people know...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is rallying behind long-time Smart ambassador Kai Sotto’s bid to become the first homegrown Filipino to be drafted in the NBA this June 23. The pledge of support comes after the 19-year-old former “Batang Gilas’ and member of the training pool of the Men’s...
