Kai Sotto

MANILA, Philippines — Kai Sotto won't be playing in the 2022 NBA Summer League in July after committing to play for Gilas Pilipinas.

He needs to play. He needs to play. He’s gonna pass up the Summer league and play with the Philippine national team,” he added.

Filipino Kai Sotto went undrafted in the NBA 2022 Rookie Draft on Friday. Through two rounds and 58 picks, no NBA team selected the 7-foot-2 homegrown ...

All of them shall become free agents in the league. This is not the end of Sotto's NBA dream, though. Filipino Kai Sotto went undrafted in the NBA 2022 Rookie Draft on Friday.

Sotto had a shot at making history as the first Filipino selected in the NBA Draft on Thursday, June 23 (Friday, June 24, Manila time), but even if that didn't ...

“The next step I really have to think with my family. We didn’t get to Plan A, but we got Plan B. It’s not going to stop me. “There are certain things NBA teams look at. I think that’s where I lack at, and that’s where I have to improve on to have a spot on an NBA team.” It’s not a signal for me to stop, but to keep on going.” “He’s going to pass up Summer League and play with the national team,” said Bell, noting that Sotto received several Summer League invites.

Lin, who won it all with the Toronto Raptors three years ago, went undrafted as well in 2010, pointed to the fact that draft night is not the only path to ...

Jeremy Lin has urged Kai Sotto to keep believing in his NBA dream after the 20-year-old Philippine prospect went undrafted on Thursday.

"To me, it's a benchmark for where you are today but it's not at all an indicator of where you will be down the road." And then there's so many people don't get drafted and then fall in. (pauses) because there's so many people that get drafted and fall out.

Contrary to what his agent, Joel Bell, revealed during their interview on News5's PlayItRight TV, the 7-foot-3 Sotto said that skipping the Summer League next ...

The basketball agent also said that Sotto won’t also take two-way or exhibit 10 contracts from the NBA or even play in the G-League. Bell said in an earlier interview that Sotto has several offers to play in the off-season showcase, but the 20-year-old won’t join to play for the Philippine men’s basketball team. MANILA, Philippines — Kai Sotto has clarified that there is no final decision yet on whether he will see action in the NBA Summer League or not.

Kai Sotto's route to the promised land has just become longer after not hearing his name called in the 2022 NBA Draft. And the 7-foot-3 Filipino hope will ...

We want to stash you on a team outside the United States. He can go back to Australia, there are other teams in Europe that are interested,” said the agent. He needs to play,” he added. “This is just a speed bump. With the route looking in the Land Down Under or Europe, Sotto knows what he lacks and what he needs to work on more to get another chance in the NBA. “With the two-way contract, you’re not gonna play, he needs to play.

It has been a dismal afternoon for Kai Sotto and the Filipino basketball fans after the 20-year-old prospect was not included in the 2022 NBA Rookie.

In an interview with ESPN Asia, Jeremy Lin shared that the NBA Draft was just one way for a prospect to enter the big league. It's just the start of a long ...

Lin also tells Sotto that having a non-traditional road to the NBA is not something to worry about as he assured the former 36er that he will eventually find a home if he continues to work on his game. “I just hope that he continues to believe in himself, stay confident, keep working hard, and just trust that as long I stay consistent, I will find a home,” he added. Now on separate paths, the now 33-year-old Lin hoped that the 7-foot-3 big man would continue doing what he needed to do in order for him to achieve his biggest goal — to make it to the NBA. The Taiwanese-American went undrafted in 2010 before he was given a huge break a year later by the New York Knicks. It has been well-documented that he was sleeping on his teammate’s couch during the time he was given a 10-day contract by the Knicks. Lin is living proof of that sentiment as he had the same path on his way to the big league. In an interview with ESPN Asia, Jeremy Lin shared that the NBA Draft was just one way for a prospect to enter the big league.

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 24)— Will Kai Sotto skip a potential Summer League stint after being left out in this year's NBA Draft?

“This is not the end.” READ: What are Kai Sotto's next options after being left out in the 2022 NBA Draft? “I also want to clarify that no decision has been made about me not playing in the summer league.

MANILA – The Filipinos' hope to see a homegrown player get drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) remains a dream after seven-foot-three ...

I won’t stop pursuing the dream of being in the NBA. This is not the end," he vowed. Sotto's agency, East-West Private, added as quoted by Henson in a separate tweet, "No decision has been made as to what his next step will be. He's very dedicated to Filipino pride, so he's gonna pass up the Summer League and play with the Philippine national team," Bell said. "I've already got several Summer League invites for him, but Kai has decided to play with the Philippine national team. He's gonna develop wherever he goes," Bell continued, adding that such special NBA contracts would not guarantee Sotto more playing time. He could go back to Australia. There are some teams in Europe that are interested in him.

(UPDATED) FILIPINO Kai Sotto went undrafted in the NBA 2022 Rookie Draft on Friday. Through two rounds and 58 picks, no NBA team selected the 7-foot-2 ...

"This is not a signal for me to stop but for me to keep going." "We didn't get the Plan A but we have a Plan B and it's not gonna stop me," Sotto told News5 on Friday. According to his agent Joel Bell in PlayItRight TV, Sotto has received multiple Summer League invites but he and his camp decided that he will play for the Philippine men's basketball team instead.