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Adelaide 36ers coach calls Kai Sotto the PH version of Yao Ming

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kai Sotto. File photo" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/04/14/nbl_adelaide-kai-sotto.jpg"/><figcaption>Kai Sotto. <em>File photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Adelaide coach CJ Bruton has likened Kai Sotto to an NBA great who represented his country well in professional basketball.</p><p>Bruton said the 20-year-old beanpole is similar to Yao Ming of China in terms of popularity.</p><p>&quot;Yao Ming is big in China. And Kai Sotto is the Philippines’ version of Yao Ming,&quot; he said in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFVMa7ftJEs">Episode 3</a> of Unrivalled: Inside NBL23. </p><p>Although Sotto did not make the cut in the recent NBA draft, Bruton said the young cager has lots of potential.</p><p>&quot;Not everyone gets drafted and it&#x27;s not the end of the world,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/17/22/kai-sotto-makes-impact-in-first-starting-game-for-adelaide">Basketball: Kai Sotto makes immediate impact in first starting game for Adelaide</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Kai Sotto is a promising player when he puts it all together. And he&#x27;s still learning. He&#x27;s evolving and he&#x27;s going to help us to get where we need to get to.&quot;</p><p>Sotto, for his part, admitted he carries the responsibility of representing the Philippines wherever he goes.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/19/22/kai-sotto-starts-anew-helps-adelaide-hold-off-tasmania">NBL: Sotto starts anew, helps Adelaide hold off Tasmania</a></li></ul><p>&quot;The Philippines is a basketball country, pretty much everybody plays or watches basketball. They&#x27;re really crazy fans and I appreciate their support every time to I keep in mind everything I do is for them,&quot; said Sotto.</p><p>&quot;I watched the national team when I was really young and I just saw how they succeeded, how they inspired a lot of kids my age and how they inspired a lot of people. I think that’s one of our biggest goals wherever I go, to represent my country well and inspire other people that they can achieve great things as well.&quot;</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>

Adelaide coach CJ Bruton has likened Kai Sotto to an NBA great who represented his country well in professional basketball.