Kai Sotto officially included in Orlando Magic lineup for NBA Summer League | Inquirer Sports

Kai Sotto officially included in Orlando Magic lineup for NBA Summer League

/ 01:45 PM June 30, 2023

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FILE–Filipino NBA aspirant Kai Sotto. (Photo by PEDJA MILOSAVLJEVIC / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines—Kai Sotto is officially listed in the Orlando Magic roster for the NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023 in Las Vegas.

After working out with NBA teams with Utah Jazz, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks, it was the Magic who invited Sotto to play in the league’s preseason tournament.

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In an Instagram story, the Filipino center shared that he has arrived in Orlando to join the team.

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Donning the number 70 in his jersey, Sotto will play alongside up-and-coming players and veterans under Osceola Magic coach Dylan Murphy, who will serve as head tactician in the summer tilt.

Sotto will also have a chance to share the floor with this year’s sixth and 11th overall picks of the NBA Draft Anthony Black and Jett Howard, respectively.

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The NBA Summer League will run from July 7 to 17. Each participating team will play four games from opening day to July 14.

The top four teams will advance to the playoffs and participate in the semifinals on July 16 with the two winning teams meeting for the championship game on the 17th.

Sotto and the Magic will begin their preseason run on July 8 when they face the Detroit Pistons at Thomas & Mack Arena.

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