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Special Restricted Player Prospects

What will Kai Sotto bring to the NBL next season, and what other prospects could be on the NBL's horizon in coming years?

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Michael Houben
May 27, 2021
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Last March, I explored some Special Restricted Player Rule candidates who could make an impact on an NBL team. Fast forward to 2021 and two of those players have made the jump, with Japan’s Yudai Baba playing NBL21 with Melbourne United, and Filipino prospect Kai Sotto signing on with the Adelaide 36ers for next year.

Yudai Baba appears to have been an o…

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