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Catch up with a good era! Yang Hansen is stronger than Zhou Qi and Alien

7:07am, 29 June 2025【Basketball】

On June 26, surprises came early. Originally, more people were looking at the second round of the NBA draft tomorrow, but unexpectedly, Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers in the 16th pick. At that moment, Yang Hansen himself did not expect that happiness would come so suddenly. Now, the only question for him is whether he can survive and gain a foothold in the NBA?

Today's draft, it can be said that insiders have known Yang Hansen's draft results before. According to basketball commentator Su Qun, Yang Hansen's agent, Ricci Paul, called the Trail Blazers in advance and asked if the Trail Blazers could use the 16th pick and choose Xiao Yang? The response given by the Trail Blazers is very straightforward and there is no problem at all!

This is more than that. According to Teacher Su, in fact, Yang Hansen's draft prospects are very good. Several teams behind him are lined up to grab Yang Hansen, including the Hawks, Nets, and Timberwolves. Judging from the information reported, Yang Hansen cannot fall into the second round at all. It can be said that 100% will be selected in the first round. Everything has a human relationship. Ricky Paul has communicated with each team, but everyone is surprised. The Trail Blazers used the No. 16 sign!

So, for Yang Hansen, the only question now is whether the NBA can continue to develop smoothly? Judging from the current situation, it can be said that the opportunity is very good! There are several reasons below!

1. Yang Hansen caught up with a good era. It has to be said that compared to Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi, Yang Hansen's advantages are very obvious. It does not mean that Yang Hansen is stronger than Zhou Qi or Albert. The fundamental problem is that the times have changed and the environment has also changed. During Yi Jianlian's period, inside players were all muscles and sticks, and their skills were very good, such as O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Stoudemire, Howard, Yao Ming, etc. Almost every team had a big insider.

Look at how strong the NBA's inside confrontation was during the Yao Ming period. It was all real confrontation. Without a strong body, it was impossible to eat!

Look at that time, Yao Ming still had to face it. A brutal center like Ben Wallace does not have particularly outstanding height advantages and excellent skills, so it cannot be beaten at all.

So, Yi Jianlian could not survive in the NBA. In fact, he had already played very well at that time, but there were too many players like his height, so he had no advantage at all. Although his skills were comprehensive and he could do everything, there was no special skill. Yi Jianlian was like this, not to mention Zhou Qi, he was thinner and his technical shortcomings were too obvious, so it was reasonable that he could not stay.

2. Yang Hansen has obvious relative advantages. If Yang Hansen was placed in Yi Jianlian's period, he would probably not be able to bear it. But now, first of all, there are few big men in the current NBA height above 210cm. With the advent of the small ball era, many teams do not even have a real center, such as the Warriors and Lakers, especially the Warriors team, which is the highest in the height of only 206cm, so for those who are also big men above 210cm, Yang Hansen's relative height advantage is much stronger than Yi Jianlian and Cycle! Why talk about height advantages? To put it bluntly, isn’t the one who can really be noticed by people is the big guy?

3. Skilled big men are doing well. Compared with the fierce confrontation in the past, the current NBA is too gentle. It can be said that they are constantly whistling and will not let you fight at all, so many teams are not prepared for the real center. There is another phenomenon. Basically, the powerful centers in the NBA are not from the United States. The reason is very simple. The players in the United States are practicing 3 points and no longer practicing their inside skills.

So the inside of Europe began to truly rise and began to dominate the NBA. Take the current powerful people as an example. Jokic, Shinkin, Sabonis, Wagner, Vucevic, and Valan, those who are named are basically foreigners, especially Jokic. Why are they so fierce now? It is because the center environment is too good and there are too few confrontations. It’s not over yet. I have to make fake falls. How can it not be powerful?

Compared to the brutalist style of play in the past, this is not called basketball at all now. So, as long as the skilled big man is doing well, he can play in the NBA!

So, based on the above factors, Yang Hansen's height of 218cm is really tall. In the current NBA, there are several teams with big men to defend Yang Hansen. After counting, there are only seven or eight teams. In addition, the current NBA does not encourage physical confrontation, Yang Hansen can perfectly utilize his technical advantages. With the bonus of all aspects, it can be said that Yang Hansen is stronger than Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi. Yang Hansen's prospects can be said to be bright!

Catch up with the good times! Yang Hansen is stronger than Zhou Qi and Alien, and those with skilled big men are better at doing this