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.

READ Kai Sotto sustains fine play as Yokohama revives playoff push. ... "Whenever they're in Japan, his parents Ervin and Pamela, cook his favorite Filipino dishes and he loves to eat rice.

Kai Sotto NBA dream not over after ACL injury; road tougher. While this injury is catastrophic, ... I am devastated for Kai Sotto both as a reporter and a parent of a 21-year old son.

An NBA and FIBA certified agent has been pursuing 7-1 Kai Sotto for three months, trying to persuade his father Ervin to send the 16-year-old wunderkind to the Spanish premier division club Real ...