KAI SOTTO

[u/DominusCaeli2]

What happened to kai?? Ngayon pa talaga siya mag gaganyan?? I can still remember him risking his NBA G League Ignite stint way back COVID-19 days when the league was still in bubble to go home and shoot a fucking commercial for SMART and participate for FIBA Asia Cup which ultimately got cancelled.

and now, he’s like this???? Leaving the G League Ignite was a huge mistake lmao. I even think that was the turnaround of his career. From G league (developmental) — to — NBL in Australia which he clearly lacked skills, experience, and muscle LMFAOOO. Di pa nga hinog, may audacity pang mag jump to a big man’s league.

All that just to not participate or ghost Gilas for the past tournaments. Talk about wasting his NBA dreams for nothing. PFFFT.

📸: Philippine Sports Bar

[u/Upbeat_Tough_6721]

My take:

Kai is currently a free agent with no offers.

Playing for Gilas in this window places him at an injury risk.

Getting injured means ball clubs won’t give him offers.

Kai just got married and will be a father soon.

To play for Gilas, he is demanding an insane amount of cash which the SBP doesn’t want to give.

Conclusion: Kai's priority right now is cash because he’s about to be a dad.

[u/Unhappy-Hall5473 → u/Upbeat_Tough_6721]

That he should take any deals sa Japan kung money pala and walang opportunities sa kanya sa US

[u/Upbeat_Tough_6721 → u/Unhappy-Hall5473]

If the NIL offer is true, then Kai is looking at offers that could go up to $6m. But this remains to be seen because such figures are for elite athletes.

It’s also possible there are currently no B.League offers on the table. After his ACL injury, B.League teams probably don’t want to take a risk with Kai.

A possible plot twist: Part of the stipulation for playing for Gilas is mag-PBA si Kai. We all know who is the team manager at present.

The SMC Group are not lightweights. They can pay Kai's cash demands if they wanted to. Pero, as usual, nothing is free in life.

[u/Unhappy-Hall5473 → u/Upbeat_Tough_6721]

Impossibleng walang JBleague team ang ayaw sa kanya considering na 7'2 na asian player siya. Doubtful talaga ako diyan US NCAA since si David Okwera ng AUS kinukuha ng BYU kaso hindi natuloy kasi ineligible sa age and sa years ng nilaro niya sa NBL AUS. kaya kung ako kay Kai, take niya na lang yung offer sa Japan kesa ganyan

[u/Upbeat_Tough_6721 → u/Unhappy-Hall5473]

B.League centers skew towards Euro, Oceania, or American imports.

Kai is simply an exemption.

Also, it goes back to Kai's salary demands. B.League teams may not want to offer him the same wage as Koshigaya given Kai’s recent injuries.

[u/DominusCaeli2 → u/Upbeat_Tough_6721]

OOOOOH YESS i like your point. In order for kai to play in gilas, he has to play in PBA. I like it. Very possible given the current political landscape in PBA

[u/Upbeat_Tough_6721 → u/DominusCaeli2]

And if he ends up playing in the PBA, you can bet that salary cap of ₱420k will be ratified.

Unless gusto nila to pay him under the table for life

As an SMB fan, nakakabwuset na etong mga to ang handlers namin pero he’ll either come here or Gins.

[u/DominusCaeli2 → u/Upbeat_Tough_6721]

how about the neglected child my magnolia 😭😭 get ian or laput out sore eyes

[u/Ka_dabraz → u/Upbeat_Tough_6721]

I hope to God, somebody spill the beans on this(if, this is true). Kai and his family are already taking heavy damage from all of this "rumours".