Filipino basketball protege Kai Sotto may earn big cash when he signs with the NBA G League.
Sotto is allegedly worth at least $200,000 according to 247 Sports’ Evan Daniels.
Daniels revealed this in a tweet.
Kai Sotto’s deal with the NBA G League is worth at least $200,000, sources tell @247Sports. Sotto, a 7-2 center from Philippines, is No. 51 overall in the @247Sports Rankings.
— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) May 14, 2020
Sotto is said to be the first international prospect in the G League select team.
The young athlete has made history as the first Jr. NBA Philippines alumnus to play in the G League. He skipped on offers to play for NCAA Division 1 schools and even for Euro-based clubs.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, G League President, took a chance with Sotto. He feels that the 7’2″ basketball player can go all the way to the NBA.
“We wanna make sure we try to identify players on track to be in the NBA… I think Kai can reach all those areas,” he said on Thursday.
The basketball executive didn’t reveal the figures of Sotto and the other prospects’ contracts with the league.
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