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MANILA-The Filipinos' hope to see a homegrown player get drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) remains a dream after seven-foot-three wunderkind Kai Sotto was left undrafted in the 2022 edition of the league's annual draft on Friday (Philippine Time) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Adelaide 36er was not among the 58 players chosen for this year's draft headlined by top pick Paolo Banchero. Banchero went to Orlando as the number one pick. The 6-foot-10 power forward, who expressed his desire to represent Italy in international play, became the second player of Italian descent to be selected first overall after Toronto took Andrea Bargnani as the first pick in the 2006 draft. Chet Holmgren, who was the consensus number one pick in early mock drafts before Banchero's draft stock went on a steady increase, went to Oklahoma City as the second pick. Jabari Smith, who became a late consideration for the number one pick, ended up with Houston as the thi ....

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