Young Filipino talent Kai Sotto has signed a multi-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers this season and after missing the teams first four games made his NBL debut against the Cairns Taipans this week.
The 18-year-old played 10 minutes and filled the box score, showing his versatility with 1 point, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
Sotto is already an emerging figure within the Philippine national team program and an NBA draft prospect decision and he joined Aussie Hoopla’s Dan Boyce to discuss getting back onto the court, his decision to develop his game in Australia and how he is settling with the 36ers.
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Podcast topics include;
- His self analysis on his first game in the NBL (2:00)
- Kai talks about his father Ervin sotto who was a Filipino basketball player and how he has helped guide his basketball journey so far (4:00)
- Growing up in Las Piñas, Manila the capital city of the Philippines (5:00)
- Thoughts on the Pinoy fans and their expectations (7:00)
- Why he decided not to go play college basketball (11:00)
- On playing for the Phillipino National team (13:30)
- The benefits of playing alongside Daniel Johnson, Cam Bairstow and Isaac Humphries (15:00)
- What areas of his game Kai thinks he needs to work on the most (16:00)
- What NBA and Philipino players Kai idolised growing up (18:00)
- Kai’s role with the 36ers this season (21:00)
- The biggest hurdles Kai has faced in his career so far (27:00)
All of this and a whole lot more…
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
