Kai Sotto is knocking at the doorstep of his NBA goal. But whether he makes it or not is just a couple of the many questions hanging as the 2022 NBA Draft looms. Filipino in the NBA Sotto is one call away from making history as the first full-blooded Filipino to reach the NBA. The 20-year-old, however, won’t be the first of Filipino descent with that distinction belonging to Raymond Townsend, who was drafted 22nd overall by the Golden State Warriors in 1978 and played a total of three seasons in the league with the Warriors and the Indiana Pacers. Two more Filipino-Americans in Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson and Houston Rockets young gun Jalen Green are currently playing in the NBA.