Just an appeal for the powers that be. From a Filipino hoops fan who has gone almost a year without local competitive basketball. We've seen and heard everything Kai Sotto has done in the US, thanks to modern technology. Now he is here, in Philippine soil. He wants to play, carry the national colors behind the support of his legions of fans.

Coach Tab Baldwin is wise and reasonable, he has a firm knowledge of what works, and is, understandably, not a fan of late additions. However, Kai Sotto is not a stranger to him, even if he has not yet coached Kai directly.