NCAA Rising Star: Yang Hansen has a similar style to Teacher Yue, he can gain a firm foothold in the Trail Blazers

Donnie Freeman, the sophomore forward star of Syracuse University, recently participated in the podcast The Basketball Bulletin. During this period, he also talked about the situation of the Portland Trail Blazers interior rookie Yang Hansen who has performed well recently. He believes that the lack of athletic ability will not affect Yang Hansen's development prospects in the NBA.

Freeman said: When you have a huge body like Yang Hansen (2.16 to 18 meters, weight 113kg), the problem of less than ideal athletic ability is not a big problem. You don't need to jump very high. You can maintain a defensive deterrent at the basket just by relying on your huge body. In my opinion, Yang Hansen has just joined this league, and he still has a lot of room for improvement to find his own position. Nikola Jokic is a great example of this. I don't mean that he has the ability to reach Jokic's height. That is obviously a little too ambitious. But similar to Jokic, he obviously has good skills, he has a good touch, he can finish at the basket, he also has rich scoring methods in the low post, and he is also a reliable rim protector.

Freeman continued: In NBA-level games, you may be a little worried about his adaptation, but his performance in the Chinese arena is also very stable, and he can also complete passes and help the team organize the offense. So if he can develop more comprehensively in the coming time, such as improving his outside shooting ability and further improving his self-confidence, he will be a player with great development prospects. He also has every opportunity to grow into a modern NBA center. He has the potential in this area. He has played two preseason games, the first of which didn't have much of a highlight, but his performance in the last preseason was very good.

Yang Hansen was born on June 26, 2005, and is 20 years old. According to the data from the joint trial physical test session before this year's NBA draft, Yang Hansen's barefoot height is 215.9cm, his wingspan is 220.3cm, his standing reach is 281.9cm, and his weight is 114.6kg. In the first game of the preseason against the Golden State Warriors, Yang Hansen made 2 of 5 shots and 0 of 2 from beyond the three-point line in 21 minutes and 13 seconds of playing time. He scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, as well as 4 turnovers and 6 fouls, with a plus-minus value of -1. In the second preseason game against the Sacramento Kings, Yang Hansen made 5 of 8 shots, 2 of 3 from beyond the arc, and 4 of 4 free throws in 17 minutes and 8 seconds of playing time. He scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 blocks. He also had 3 turnovers and 5 fouls.