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By Cara Emmeline Garcia

Published March 27, 2019 11:09 AM PHT

Updated March 27, 2019 11:36 AM PHT

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Kai Sotto decides to pursue his NBA dream.

Kai Sotto, the 7-foot-2 prodigy, announced that he will be heading to the United States in the hopes of playing for the NBA.

Kai Sotto

On an Instagram post, the 16-year-old basketball player says that he and his family have decided to devote the next two to three years to train and focus on his goal to join the NBA by 2021 or 2022.

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Maraming marami pong salamat sa suporta, sa prayers, at sa lahat lahat 🙏🏼 Sasagutin ko po Lahat ng mga tanong niyo sa Chooks-to-Go Presscon bukas ❤️

A post shared by Kai Zachary Sotto (Official) (@kzsotto) on Mar 24, 2019 at 9:31pm PDT

It was reported that he was previously offered a place at the Spanish club Real Madrid, which is known for training NBA Players like Rudy Fernandez and Gustavo Ayon.

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