Sotto Pursues NBA Dream

Monday, February 6, 2023

Adelaide 36ers centre Kai Sotto has agreed to an overseas offer during the NBL off-season, as he continues the pursuit of his NBA dream.

Sotto has played the last two seasons in Australia, playing a total of 50 games, making big strides in his development. He's averaged 7.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in that time.

The 218-centimetre big man said the time was right to pursue his next challenge.

“A new opportunity for me is really good and another opportunity for me to play basketball, I’m excited,” he told the 36ers' website.

“I didn’t want to spend a lot of time not playing, I’m lucky I’ve been offered this deal.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kai Sotto ? the kid is going ???? on both ends!<br><br>Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL23</a> live and free on 10 Peach and 10play | live on ESPN2 via Kayo Sports + Foxtel ? <a href="https://t.co/JrJrNYQK1p">pic.twitter.com/JrJrNYQK1p</a></p>— NBL (@NBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1611950025835446272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sotto moved into Adelaide's starting rotation in the back half of the season, and became a fan favourite during his time at the club.

“Every season here (in Adelaide) I’ve got better and I’ll just keep on going from there,” he said.

36ers coach CJ Bruton said he was thrilled Sotto was gaining another opportunity to shine.

“It’s all about taking the next step for Kai and he will continue to grow as basketballer,” he added.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You never see him in the paint and then ?<br><br>Kai Sotto showing glimpses of a modern big man ?<br><br>? <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBL</a><br> <a href="https://t.co/z4QBdKRlkE">pic.twitter.com/z4QBdKRlkE</a></p>— FIBA (@FIBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBA/status/1585951903288299520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>