Kai Sotto, the 7-foot-2 phenom who is being chiseled to be the first full-blooded Filipino to be able to play in National Basketball Association (NBA), is skipping college in favor of the G-league.
Last Monday when he turned 18, Sotto reportedly signed for the NBA’s developmental league, thus becoming the G-League’s first international player.
Sotto signed up with the league’s newest team Southern California where he will play alongside fellow amateur stars Jalen Green, Isaiah Todd and Daishen Nix.
Green, a Filipino-American prospect and a top recruit for the 2021 class, also signed up despite offers from NCAA Division 1 teams Arizona, Florida Sate and University of Southern California. Sotto flew to the US in April last year and has been honing his skills at the Atlanta-based The Skill Academy. He is considered a four-star prospect.
“There hasn’t been any full-blooded Filipino that has been to the NBA and I just want to be the first one. I just want to show everyone that we can also make it,” Sotto told sports web site Bleacher Report.
With the G-League, the former Ateneo star could receive an offer of $500,000, including other benefits such as sponsorship deals and incentives.
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