Tuoji: The center position is crowded & the coach is willing to let Yang Hansen play as soon as possible. It is more reasonable to trade Rowe

August 10th News Today's Trail Blazers reporter Reese Kunz wrote an article pointing out that coach Billups is willing to let Yang Hansen play quickly, and the trade of Rowe seems to be more reasonable. The following is all.

The Blazers' management has been criticized for choosing a player who is generally predicted to be selected in the second round with the No. 16 draw. But Yang Hansen quickly calmed these doubts with his impressive summer league performance - he handed over comprehensive statistics, averaging 10.8 points, 5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 blocks per game.

Many people believe that Yang Hansen is a developmental choice that can help the reconstruction of the pioneers benefit in the future. In fact, the team has never planned this way.

"We dare to let him play now, he is so good. I don't think he needs to be trained for a long time, but our inside is really crowded," Billups once said in an interview.

Trade Robert Williams is obviously the answer to the question of crowded center position in the Trail Blazers. It is an understatement to say that the Trail Blazers' center rotation is crowded. After selecting Yang Hansen, they have five centers and have invested in this position with their first round picks in succession. Joe Cronin alleviated the problem slightly by starting DeAndre Aiton before buying out, making room for Donovan Klingen and Hesson.

But after Hexon was selected, Billups had another meaningful sentence, saying that he did not intend to let two young centers play at the same time. This clarifies the level of the center position and makes Robert Williams III more dispensable because there is not enough playing time in the fifth position to allocate.

Williams' contract is about to expire in the summer of 2026, worth $13.3 million. When he is healthy, he is still an influential aerial threat and top fence guard, which is why the Trail Blazers value him very much, but they shouldn't be so sure.

Unfortunately, Williams has been suffering from injuries throughout his career. He played only 26 games in his two years with the Trail Blazers, too unreliable to continue to rely on him after this season. The problem is that finding a trading partner who is willing to pay valuable assets for such a frequently injured player is very difficult. But the Trail Blazers don't have to rush to trade Williams. They can choose to take a similar approach to last season, proving him healthy by the February trade deadline, thereby increasing his deal value. The plan actually worked last season, but the Trail Blazers fell into their own trap and decided to keep Williams because he was healthy and well-produced at the time.

But now the Trail Blazers' lineup has changed - the arrival of Henson and Williams' expiration contract make the deal more reasonable.

At present, Yang Hansen has flew to Portland to prepare to participate in the Trail Blazers' short training camp.

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