I've seen people without faces, and I've never seen anyone who doesn't have such a face. After Soto announced his participation in the 2022 NBA Draft, Soto's team went crazy everywhere to create a frenzy for the asian giant. And his agent is even more blunt, the Philippine Zhou Qi in fact, which year to participate in the draft, will be selected. This kind of self-confidence is really a tradition inherent in Filipinos.
As the potential star of the Asian basketball world, Soto is indeed pinned on high hopes. When he first debuted a few years ago, due to his stature and playing style, he was similar to Zhou Qi, and Soto was also known as Zhou Qi of the Philippines. For this super little giant, in fact, not only Filipino fans pay attention to him, but many Chinese fans also pay attention to his actions.
Judging from the performance of the last two years, Soto's growth has not actually been as expected. Even though he's only 19 years old, there's still a long way to go. However, compared with the big Asian men such as Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi in the same period, Soto's performance is the bottom of the existence. Even Zhou Qi in the same period beat Soto by one notch.
However, for Soto's draft prospects, his team is very optimistic, basically believing that Soto will be selected. His agent even said harshly that Soto would be selected to participate in any year. "If he could have run last year, he would have been selected last year. If he stays in the big list this year, he can also be selected this year, we don't know he will be in that round, but we can guarantee that he will be selected. ”
As the saying goes, Huang Po sells melons, sells herself and boasts, and it is understandable that the Soto team created momentum before the draft. But if you can be selected like this, there is really no need to speak wildly. After all, no one can predict the ending before the NBA draft. How many super rookies that year were also the confidence of fans before the draft, but after the end of the draft, they were completely confused.