Filipino Players in Foreign Leagues

[TheRodster21]

So question , now what? does Kai play in 3rd window around March? if you're his handlers

They need to have him do something, the 2021 draft is coming. Not to mention these are crucial years for his development, he’s still somewhat raw in many areas and needs to train a whole lot more. Might as well play in the qualifiers

[mathematicianrcg]

Am I missing something???

EWP statement said only that "IGNITE AND KAI AGREED MUTUALLY FOR KAI NOT TO ENTER IN ORLANDO BUBBLE"

That means Kai will still train under Ignite. As usual.

Pagkatapos ng Gleague Orldando Bubble, the Ignite contract is not even finish right? So all prospects in Ignite will still be under the training program

[TheRodster21]

Am I missing something???

EWP statement said only that "IGNITE AND KAI AGREED MUTUALLY FOR KAI NOT TO ENTER IN ORLANDO BUBBLE"

That means Kai will still train under Ignite. As usual.

Pagkatapos ng Gleague Orldando Bubble, the Ignite contract is not even finish right? So all prospects in Ignite will still be under the training program

Kai and the team both understood the challenges for him to rejoin Ignite given the current international travel constraints, quarantine times and health and safety protocols,” said NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim.

”Kai will always be part of the extended Ignite family and we wish him continued success as he pursues his NBA dreams.”

Doesn’t exactly sound like he will rejoin Ignite.

[mathematicianrcg]

Sigh. What a let down. Another Japeth, Rayray, Kiefer and Kobe. It was so close. Well we can say unlike those before him, it's his handlers that screwed up.

It will be another boring IBN until the next promising prospect appears.

Why sounding like he failed already?

He still have chance to make the Nba via different routes.

[DAdmiral]

Traditional agents make decision for what is best for their client.

Handlers/ Pimps ( sorry for term) , here is the definition :

a man who controls and arranges clients for them, taking a percentage of their earnings in return.

There is a big difference , when one holds both roles there is indeed conflict of interest and obviously bad decision making for the welfare of the player

Arranges and offers clients for them (Kai ) . All these 3rd parties, ( Gilas, kaiju, Star margarine , Cooks , Smart, Ignite ) are clients in this context.

[mathematicianrcg]

Kai, don't come back in Philippines yet again.

Fiba window doesnt even have a sched. It may be cancelled again.

Ewp and Kai still in relationship. So, they need to create new plan now.

[PeeZones]

Why wouldn't they? It's their job. Before that win Korea always has our number. But Kai's team still has the final say. Heck if you believe a certain someone he was even offered daw. Everybody knew it was a bad move career wise but still we can't fault the kid's commitment. They were well aware of the risk but still pushed through. Too bad the worst possible outcome occured..

If that was just commitment and without renumeration and utang loob, kai and his handlers would have done the dumbest decision ever. Obviously, a lot was offered on the table. If that was really a very crucial game wherein we are in the brink of elimination then we could have understand. This was a non-bearing window and a very difficult to arrange for the kid. He also has a commitment with Ignite. If you weigh things, this was really superficial for Gilas as a program and for Kai's career. 2023 is too far and Kai would have a lot of opportunities to represent Gilas before world cup.

[DAdmiral]

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Ewp and Kai still in relationship. So, they need to create new plan now.

Just to be accurate , essentially the relationships is Kai works for EWP.

and Gilas, Ignite, Smart are EWP's clients

[DAdmiral]

^

If Ignite says it's only focus in to win in G- league title , while developing it's players and doesn't give a damn about FIBA , that's their prerogative and right, it's up to Kai's employer EWP to agree with Ignite's demands or not

[The_Big_Cat]

I told you it will be a blunder when Kai left the GLeague for the FIBA 3rd window.

Kai is also part of the decision process along with his dad and EWP. They are a team. Success or failure the blame should be on them as a decision making team.

It was also a blunder the moment the Sottos chose EWP as its managing agent because of EWP's past dealings and mismanagement.

The good thing is this brouhaha happened early while Kai is only 18. Still a lot of time to bounce back from this setback.

Hope they learn from this mistake (Kai, Ervin and EWP).

[BJ_Reloaded]

If this is with finality well it's time for the kid to move on and look for a better options moving forward..his still an 18 year old kid, maybe D2021 is not the right but D2022 instead.

https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/02/23/2079947/kai-sotto-done-nba-g-league-wont-rejoin-ignite-orlando

https://sports.inquirer.net/416311/kai-sotto-wont-rejoin-g-league-ignite

https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/story/_/id/30950404/kai-sotto-not-rejoin-nba-g-league-ignite-season

[JAMSKIE]

So question , now what? does Kai play in 3rd window around March? if you're his handlers

Look for other optons first, & if there's none, then the 3rd window would be a good one. After all, Kai seems to have been itching to play for Gilas senior team.

I just hope that Kai isn't that emotionally down after what happened. We all know its a loss for Kai not able to play for Ignite in the ongoing G-league. We all know the amount of negative effect it will impact on Kai's chances of being drafted in the NBA this year. But things happened and there's nothing anybody can do about it. Kai & his handlers must pick up the pieces & move on. It doesn't mean naman na nadapa ka eh di ka na pweding tumayo.

For us fans, let's mitigate the blaming game that we usually do everytime someone stumbled on a blunder like this one. Blaming won't help. Let's not make too much of a fuss regarding this matter. Its not the end of the road for Kai. Very very far from it. Natalisod lang si Kai & he will stand up & pick up the pieces. He needs our support so suporta nalang tayo, please.

[onggok]

Blame to the politics...we should separate sport to politics

[thatweirdguy]

If that was just commitment and without renumeration and utang loob, kai and his handlers would have done the dumbest decision ever. Obviously, a lot was offered on the table. If that was really a very crucial game wherein we are in the brink of elimination then we could have understand. This was a non-bearing window and a very difficult to arrange for the kid. He also has a commitment with Ignite. If you weigh things, this was really superficial for Gilas as a program and for Kai's career. 2023 is too far and Kai would have a lot of opportunities to represent Gilas before world cup.

It probably is. But at the time it looked like they know what they're doing. Surely they would not do anything that could jeopardize Kai's career right? Everything is a calculated move. They would have double checked everything and made sure that Kai could still play in the bubble. It's their job to look after Kai afterall. Had games did pushed through this would have been easier to swallow

[cocoyg]

I don't get why others are blaming SBP? With so many invited players not joining the Calamba bubble, Kai not joining it would be a non issue. Also he is just 18 and still too "soft" for Philippine basketball standards (how pinoys prefer to play the game). It's not like Gilas will live and die with Kai.

It seems to be a completely EWP blunder. 2 poor performances in scrimmages and they're scared s**t that Kai won't get drafted. They should have been patient as Kai grows in the 15 games of Ignite. He will get his touches as he and his teammates get to know each other. But they choose Gilas to impress the scouts with three games against Korea and Indonesia.

Can't blame others for breaking down with how emotionally invested they are with Kai's NBA journey.

PeeZones will be Anonymous 123 version 2 with the way things are going.