At 7-foot-2 and 17 years old with a wide-ranging skill set, Filipino basketball phenom Kai Sotto just might be on his way to becoming the Philippines' first homegrown NBA player.

Kai Sotto, the 7-foot-2 center from the Philippines, is joining the NBA G League pro program, he announced on Instagram on Thursday. Sotto, who turned 18 on Monday, became the first international ...