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Kai Sotto signs with Wasserman talent agency

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<p>MANILA – Kai Sotto is looking to push further for his NBA dreams after he signed with a sports marketing and talent agency in the US known for handling some of the best athletes worldwide.</p><p>The Los Angeles-based Wasserman Media Group on late Wednesday night (Manila time) welcomed Sotto in an Instagram post, confirming his inclusion among the agency&#x27;s athletes.</p><p>&quot;Maligayang pagdating sa #TeamWass, Kai Sotto!&quot; it said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kai" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/07/13/20220713-kai.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Wasserman represents top-caliber NBA stars such as Russell Westbrook, Klay Thompson, Derrick Rose, Brook Lopez and Alex Caruso.</p><p>Sotto was not picked in the recently concluded NBA 2022 Draft. Ahead of the Draft, he worked out with the Orlando Magic, the Indiana Pacers, and the Sacramento Kings.</p><p>He said remains optimistic that he will still suit up for a team in the top league in the future. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/03/22/kai-sotto-wont-play-in-fiba-asia-cup-says-reyes">Kai Sotto won&#x27;t play in FIBA Asia Cup, says Reyes</a></li></ul><p>The former Ateneo high-school standout left the Blue Eagles program in March 2019 and flew to the US hoping to sharpen his skills and prepare for a career in the NBA.</p><p>He signed up with The Skills Factory in Atlanta, before moving to the G League.</p><p>But his stint on the Ignite team composed of some top NBA prospects – which included Houston Rockets All-Rookie Team member Jalen Green – never resulted in any meaningful action, as he left the squad to join Gilas Pilipinas for the Asian Cup qualifiers.</p><p>In March 2021, Sotto joined the Australian NBL club&#x27;s Adelaide 36ers, then a year later he declared for the NBA Rookie Draft.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2092770" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Wasserman represents top-caliber NBA players such as Russell Westbrook, Klay Thompson, Derrick Rose, Brook Lopez and Alex Caruso.