Kai's development in the context of Gilas serviceability is excellent , it becomes a problem when people over hype and call him a sure draft pick , that changes the overall expectation , and to be objective if the expectation is to compare him with NBA prospects born in 2002. he has been left behind, and has not improved at the same rate, ( kai was actually at a higher rating coming out of high school in 2020 , TSF , 65 in top 100 ESPN) , but it's not that he regressed , but others improved at a much higher rate.
again the context of FIBA Asia, even including Australia and NZ , Kai is really a top of his class for Asia Pacific centers born in 2002, that's not bad at all, do not spoil it by expecting him to be a serious draft prospect for 2022 ( which unfortunately he is NOT) , yun yung problema that others put on him, they set the expectation too high and actually provide false information on his real rating status. If Kai was a NBA draft prospect for 2024 (not this year) , for an Asian he would be like Zhou and Yi , which is not bad at all. the whole Ignite stuff making him a one and done expectation for an Asian honestly was a bad idea...
Contrary to what people misinterpret, those who correct the incorrect high expectations are not Kai haters, they're just haters of the hype ( yun lang), to Add those with unrealistic expectations like Peezons and Astig are actually unfairly treating Kai , they are the one's making life difficult and unfair for Kai /B]