MANILA, Philippines — A quick glance at Kai Sotto and one may argue that the youngster can be compared to Dallas star Kristaps Porzingis.
Both are insanely tall with Sotto listed at 7-foot-2 just an inch shorter than Porzingis and the two players are on the spectrum of long and agile bigs who can operate on all three levels offensively.
Sotto, who’s part of the NBA G League Ignite team, said that people can freely compare him to anyone but the one NBA player he’d like to emulate is the smooth operating Spanish legend Pau Gasol.
“I’m like Pau Gasol who’s more all-around,” said Sotto in a virtual press conference. “He can score, pass, can defend, can dribble, and can shoot.”
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