Basketball player Kai Sotto is the 1xBet new brand ambassador in Asia
The agreement with Kai Sotto is part of 1xBet‘s global strategy to support sports in Southeast Asia and increase brand awareness in the region.
Kai Zaccari Perlado Sotto was born on May 11, 2002 in Las Pinas, the Philippines, in the family of professional basketball player Ervin Sotto. His father instilled in his son a love for basketball – Sotto Jr. first picked up an orange ball at 4. As a child, Sotto looked up to Tim Duncan, June Mar Fajardo, and Kristaps Porzingis, imitating the basketball players’ styles. By the age of 14, the teenager’s height had already exceeded 2 meters and ended up being 2 meters 21 centimeters, which made Kai one of the world’s tallest professional basketball players. His excellent anthropometric data and confidence under the rim create all the conditions for being an ideal center.
Kai Sotto’s Sports Career
Kai began his sports career in 2016, playing for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets club. For three years, the promising young man was recognized as rookie of the year, as well as MVP of the season and the final. Sotto also helped his squad to win the championship title and achieved impressive individual results: an average of 25.1 points, 13.9 rebounds, and 2.6 blocked shots per game. In 2017, Sotto won the SEABA U16 with the Philippine youth team.
In 2019, Kai left his home country and traveled to the United States to play for the elite TSF prep school in Atlanta. Also, in the USA, Sotto received numerous offers from Division I colleges but chose to become a player in the Ignite Team, an NBA G League squad, starting five. COVID-19 made serious adjustments to Kai’s sporting life – in 2021, he also had to continue his professional career with the Adelaide 36ers from the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). The Filipino center spent 2 seasons on the Green Continent.
The next country was Japan, where Kai joined the Hiroshima Dragonflies club and is now on loan in the Yokohama B-Corsairs, a team from the Japanese B.League. In the spring of 2023, Kai was also invited to play for the Orlando Magic in the NBA Summer League. The same year, in the summer, Sotto defended the national team’s colors at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. Kai dreams of becoming a full-fledged NBA player, so he continues improving his skills.
Soon, basketball fans will enjoy 1xBet and Kai Sotto’s collaborative promos. Follow us on social media, and don’t miss the news about Asia’s rising sports star!
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