Young Filipino basketball prospect Kai Sotto's impending arrival in Australia to join the Adelaide 36ers in the country's National Basketball League is generating a buzz among local fans that's similar to LaMelo Ball's arrival in 2019, according to NBL commissioner Jeremy Loeliger.
Loeliger revealed that initial reaction to Sotto's signing has been "off the charts".
"I can tell you the statistics of our reach and readership of our announcement regarding his signing with the Adelaide 36ers have been absolutely off the charts, comparable to when we announced that LaMelo Ball would be joining the league," Loeliger told ESPN5.