Join the Trail Blazers with 16th pick in the first round! Su Qun: It is estimated that Yang Hansen will spend one-third of his time in the Development League

On this special day on June 26, 2025, Chinese basketball ushered in an important moment - Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 16th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft. This is not only a major turning point in his personal basketball career, but also makes countless Chinese fans look forward to his future in the NBA. However, what awaits him will be a challenging journey. The competition in the interior of the Trail Blazers is quite fierce. Last year's No. 7 pick, Klingen, was the team's key training target. He played 67 games in his rookie season, played an average of nearly 20 minutes, and scored 6.5 points and 7.9 rebounds. Although the data is not dazzling, his potential and the team's emphasis on him should not be underestimated. Rowe is in his year of playing, but he is troubled by injuries. He only played 20 games last season, with an average of 5.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Even so, his strength on the court when he is healthy is still the competitive pressure that Yang Hansen needs to face.

As the rookie with the 16th pick in the first round, Yang Hansen carries the team's higher expectations. The pressure brought by this expectation is very different from the players selected in the final or second round. From the Summer League, every minute and every second of his performance is crucial, and every opportunity to perform is not to be missed. He must not only strive to enter the team's regular rotation lineup, but also be prepared to play in the Development League. The Trail Blazers hope that through his experience in the Development League, he will accumulate rich practical experience as soon as possible and improve his game ability.

famous mouth Su Qun believes that Yang Hansen may spend one-third of his time in the Development Alliance. This seems to be a long time, but compared to the second round of players spending almost all their time in the G League, he actually has more opportunities to show himself in NBA teams. In the Development League, he will face opponents of different styles and game intensity, which will be a great test for his technical improvement and tactical understanding and a valuable opportunity for growth.

Looking back on the experiences of Chinese players in the NBA, Yao Ming has become the NBA's star center with his own efforts and talent, leaving a strong mark in the Houston Rockets; Yi Jianlian has also played some highlights in the NBA. Yang Hansen has his own unique advantages. The solid skills and excellent basketball IQ he showed in the CBA are the foundation for him to base himself in the NBA. But he must also clearly realize that the NBA's game rhythm, intensity of confrontation and tactical system are very different from that of the CBA.