Filipino Players in Foreign Leagues

[thatweirdguy]

i just hope it attracts attention and has the same level of competition as the G league. I hope Kai gets an invitation as well.

Probably not if it's just 16-18 year old kids.. Gleague and NCAA would still be tougher

[Juan Lun]

i just hope it attracts attention and has the same level of competition as the G league. I hope Kai gets an invitation as well.

I bet he will. Overtime has been a supporter of YouTube stars Julien Newman and Kai.

[Juan Lun]

Sorry I meant to ask if this means that he automatically enters draft whether he applies or not

I'm not sure as well but it seems the rules states that he is.

[balong]

i just hope it attracts attention and has the same level of competition as the G league. I hope Kai gets an invitation as well.

it's high school players, i say he pass that league and look for grown men competition

[Alex07]

it's high school players, i say he pass that league and look for grown men competition

NBL is a good destination competition wise, but I heard there are huge pay cuts there, so I guess Japan B league would be very attractive to Kai and probably the CBA.

[unstopaball12]

Kai Sotto Born: 11 May 2002 (age 18 years)
Evan Mobley 18 June 2001 (age 19 years)

Kai Offensive Skillset > Mobley
Kai Bball IQ > Mobley
Kai better teammate passer > Mobley
Kai Athleticism = Mobley (mobley isnt overly athletic)
Kai Experience < Mobley(toptier competition for mobley eversince)
Kai defense < Mobley (Kai tend to slack on defense these days)
Kai Stamina < Mobley
Over-all Kai >= Mobley (both needs 2-3years to have an impact in the NBA)

Lol this is one of the most biased things I have seen. Kai is better than a guy who averaged 16.4 points per game on 57% shooting in the ncaa??? Kai didn't even get double figures in tune up games with nothing really on the line. Come on bro, let's be real.

[unstopaball12]

it's high school players, i say he pass that league and look for grown men competition

Yup! Imaging supposed to go up against men and players with nba experience to going down to play against people younger than you.

[PeeZones]

Lol this is one of the most biased things I have seen. Kai is better than a guy who averaged 16.4 points per game on 57% shooting in the ncaa??? Kai didn't even get double figures in tune up games with nothing really on the line. Come on bro, let's be real.

Kai played world U19 and one of the tournaments best at 17!lol talked about decent stat. Kai US highschool stat was even impressive than mobley. Evan was just having a good season because he has a brother in his current school and most of the time recipient of good passes. Kai could easily average double2x with ignite if he was given passes. It is too easy for kai to score. It is not even fair watching kai so skilled and so near the rim always.

I dont discredit mobley but Kai is very capable of emulating or doing much better if given the chance. Ano bang wala si kai na meron si mobley? Di kaba marunong tumingin. Tell me how is mobley better than kai?

You could also check his Fiba profile.
https://www.fiba.basketball/world/u1...er/Evan-Mobley

[PeeZones]

Yup! Imaging supposed to go up against men and players with nba experience to going down to play against people younger than you.

Younger than him?lol Holgrem had been playing with kids all this time. So kai should always play against opponents older and should excel even if he is younger?lol Kai played world U19 and he WAS TWO FULL YEARS YOUNGER!lol he was one of the tournament best at that! He could even be the best if he could play again in that tournament this year.

[jasper222]

At this point Kai's problem isn't the skills, but the exposure.

[DAdmiral]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/782406/kai-sotto-impressive-in-brief-gilas-camp-stint-tab-baldwin/story/

Baldwin feels Sotto could be a great fit for the future of the Gilas program, even side by side with naturalization candidate Ange Kouame.

"I think you'll see that both of them, in the coming years, will be able to play both inside and out. It's going to, I think, create some interesting problems for our future opponents and it's gonna create a lot of enjoyment for our other Filipino players that play alongside these guys that have this versatility," he (Tab) said.

Especially at the Asian level. a 5.4 combo of Ange and Kai is indeed a problem.... of course they can't play the whole game together, maybe for 15 min , with the other 15 min alternating at center.

[Juan Lun]

True, that's the beauty of having Kouame as our naturalized player, he complents Kai and the team well. We're actually moving away from the asa sa import mentality to a team oriented one. Never imagined our frontline would be our strength and not our guards 10 years ago, we've came a long way.

[jasper222]

True, that's the beauty of having Kouame as our naturalized player, he complents Kai and the team well. We're actually moving away from the asa sa import mentality to a team oriented one. Never imagined our frontline would be our strength and not our guards 10 years ago, we've came a long way.

The faster we can step away from DDO the better imo. Tab's basketball is not only beautiful, but effective too.

[DAdmiral]

I was running practice ( for NZ prospects in NZ) Tab was in the sidelines observing, ( i asked for his input to observe) , after a few up an down the court.. Tab tells me to stop , for him to give a word.. he then instructs , I know we're leaning toward the modern perimeter game, but let's go down low ( hit this guy ... calls out one of my players) , the next possesions the PG's look for the bigs , entry pass.. the result one team goes on a run..

the point, Tab isn't a one system guy.... he uses what he has at his disposal. of course he chooses and recruits players that can fit what he envisions would be most effective though..

[TheRodster21]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/spor...baldwin/story/

Baldwin feels Sotto could be a great fit for the future of the Gilas program, even side by side with naturalization candidate Ange Kouame.

"I think you'll see that both of them, in the coming years, will be able to play both inside and out. It's going to, I think, create some interesting problems for our future opponents and it's gonna create a lot of enjoyment for our other Filipino players that play alongside these guys that have this versatility," he (Tab) said.

Especially at the Asian level. a 5.4 combo of Ange and Kai is indeed a problem.... of course they can't play the whole game together, maybe for 15 min , with the other 15 min alternating at center.

Really wished we could have seen the scrimmages to see how much Kai had improved and Giannis level compared to everyone else. It was probably higher but would have been nice to see.