A number of PBA big men all agreed that NBA G League bound Kai Sotto is among the future stars of Philippine basketball.
In an online talk, Marc Pingris, Asi Taulava, Poy Erram, June Mar Fajardo and Beau Belga, who all became part of the Philippine national team talked, about the upcoming stars who will take their place.
"For sure si Kai nandu'n," said San Miguel Beer star Fajardo. "Sobrang ganda ng training ni Kai ngayon, baka ako pa turuan nu'n."
Sotto, who recently announced he'll be joining the G League, has been part of Batang Gilas juniors team.
The 7-foot-2 center has shown vast potential that even former Gilas Pilipinas head coach Yeng Guiao listed him as part of the men's national pool in the run-up to the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
Besides Sotto, Taulava said Thirdy Ravena could be a future centerpiece, too, of Gilas.
"I think they're going to be the one or two who's going to be carrying the team," said Taulava.
Erram added: "Siyempre sila CJ Perez, hindi lang naman sa big man pero sa mga guards din. We stick to those guys (din) like sila CJ, sila Thirdy, sila (Robert) Bolick, sila Kiefer (Ravena)."
Meanwhile, Belga said Isaac Go could be an "enforcer" just like him.
"Excited ako sa kanya kasi nakasama ko siya sa Mighty (Sports). Naging roommate kami and nakita ko 'yung work ethic ng bata. Medyo aggressive siya para sa edad niya," Belga said.
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