SALT LAKE CITY — Sixteen-year NBA veteran Shawn Marion is now part of a consortium that owns the Breakers in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia.
The 6-foot-7, 228-pound small forward who won a championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 has seen Kai Sotto play and is hopeful the Filipino phenom will make it to the NBA.
The 44-year Marion, who is here for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game as one of the league’s legends-slash-ambassadors, talked briefly about the NBA aspirations of former Adelaide 36er center.
“I think you know, keep working hard anything is possible. And I wish you the best of luck, Kai Sotto.”
After leaving the NBA last February 5, Sotto inked a deal to play with the Hiroshima Dragonflies of the Japan B League. From there he will head to the United States to participate in multiple NBA camps and eventually play in the NBA Summer League this July.
During the 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago Sotto played in the Basketball Without Borders event.
