Getting to 'right place' key in US journeys of Kai, Kobe says Pinoy D1 coach
Kai Sotto is the latest, but he's definitely not the first Filipino player to try to make it in the NBA. The more recent players to try and make the jump were Japeth Aguilar, Kiefer Ravena, Ray Parks Jr., and Kobe Paras. Kiefer and Parks Jr. tried to go the NBA D-League route, while Japeth and Kobe played for NCAA Division 1 schools in Western Kentucky and Creighton University respectively. As for Kai, he's skipping college to play in the NBA G League. Sotto's select team will have a number of five-star recruits, including Fil-Am Jalen Green. Kai is seen as the Filipino prospect that has the best chance to make it to the NBA, but what's going right for Kai that went wrong for Kobe, Japeth, and the others? It's all about opportunity says Mike Magpayo, the head coach for University of California Riverside and the first D1 school coach to be of Filipino descent. [Related: UC Riverside installs first-ever Filipino head coach in US NCAA Div. 1] "You have to pick the right place," Magpayo said on Coaches Unfiltered. "Kobe had the athleticism and he had talent. Obviously UCLA would have been great but maybe it wasn't the right level so he goes to Creighton, and that's even a higher level right now. You just have to pick the right place, you gotta play, that's how you get better," Magpayo added. As a true freshman, Paras barely played for the Bluejays and appeared in only 15 games. The same goes for Japeth at Western Kentucky and for Kiefer and Parks Jr. in the NBA D-League. They just didn't play enough. Getting to play might as well be the driving force behind Kai's move to skip college, and the new G League program certainly offer a big opportunity for prospects seeking to make the NBA jump. Four out of the five players confirmed for the G League Select team, including Kai Sotto, were players in the Class of 2020. [Related: Meet Kai Sotto's G League teammates] "Kai, I think this is good because at least he'll be [playing]," Magpayo said. "I mean, I would love for Kai to be in the NCAA, I think Kai would do really well. This is new, they've never done this G League thing. We'll see how it turns out but I think there are definitely gonna be more opportunities," he added. — Follow this writer on Twitter, @paullintag8.....»»
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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 25
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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 25
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