Kai Sotto on going undrafted: This is not the end

Kai Sotto's dream of being in the NBA is not yet over.

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday (Friday in Manila), the 20-year old big man said being not picked is not yet the end of the road for him.

"Thank you to everyone for your support and kind words tonight, I won’t stop pursuing the dream of being in the NBA…..this is not the end," he said in a tweet.

Thank you to everyone for your support and kind words tonight, I won’t stop pursiung the dream of being in the NBA…..this is not the end. I also want to clarify that no decision has been made about me not playing in the summer league. My agent misspoke.

— Kai Sotto (@kzsottolive) June 24, 2022

Sotto also clarified that nothing is final yet about reports that he will not join the NBA Summer League.

"I also want to clarify that no decision has been made about me not playing in the summer league. My agent misspoke."

Undrafted players may still be signed by an NBA team.

The Orlando Magic selected Paolo Banchero as the overall first pick of this year's draft.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA News