Average 5 caps! Xun Sinan has attracted the attention of many NBA scouts. He predicts the 14th pick in the first round and can surpass Yang Hansen?

At this year's NBA Draft, Chinese player Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers in the 16th pick in the first round, becoming the pride and new expectations of Chinese fans.

The last time a Chinese player was selected by an NBA player, it was Zhou Qi in 2016. It can be said that Chinese basketball has been looking forward to it for a long time. Now, Yang Hansen has successfully entered the NBA, which is like a long drought and rain.

Currently, Yang Hansen is following the Trail Blazers to compete in the Summer League. The young man's debut performance surprised everyone, which fully demonstrated that there is a reason for the Trail Blazers to be optimistic about Yang Hansen.

With Yang Hansen being selected, more NBA teams began to look at young Chinese players.

In the U19 Men's Basketball World Cup, which just ended this year, some players in the National Youth Men's Basketball Team still performed relatively well. For example, players such as Zhang Boyuan, Chen Jiazheng, Xun Sinan, and Zhu Zheng are all worth cultivating.

Especially the very distinctive 18-year-old player Xun Sinan has received the attention of some NBA scouts.

On July 14, according to Xinhuanet, during the U19 World Cup, many NBA scouts came to pay attention to Xun Sinan's performance.

"In terms of defense, Xun Sinan's ability to block and protect the basket is eye-catching. He averaged 5.0 blocks per game and led the way among all players. During the game, many NBA scouts came to pay attention to his performance."

Xun Sinan is 18 years old, 2.13 meters tall, and plays as a center on the court. He went to the United States to play in high school. In this year's U19 World Cup, he played in 7 games, averaged 25 minutes per game, scoring 11.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.0 blocks.

The American draft website NBA Draft Room updated their 2028 mock draft a few days ago, and Chinese young player Xun Sinan was selected with the 14th pick.

According to statistics, Xun Sinan is the fourth player in the history of the U19 World Cup to average at least 5 blocks per game. The top 3 are Wenban Yama (5.7 times), Zhou Qi (5.4 times) and Yang Hansen (5 times).

If Xun Sinan is really selected by the NBA team in the first round as predicted by the American media, wouldn't it be better than Yang Hansen's 16th pick? Is this prediction too high?

In fact, it is really too popular.

The inside line of Xunsin is a rare product. This defensive center is very similar to Gobert. Xun Sinan also has the nickname "Chinese Gobert".

However, Xun Sinan is still a rough player and is a functional defensive player. At the 14th pick, he is even better than Yang Hansen! Yang Hansen is also very good at U19, and can also deal cards on the offensive end. Some attack independently at low posts were just 16 by the Trail Blazers. I don't believe that Xun Sinan can surpass Yang Hansen.

Xun Sinan has obvious advantages and disadvantages. His blocking ability is indeed excellent, but he blocks more than rebounds, has poor positioning ability, and needs to be practiced. Blocking is a reflection of physical talent, but there are so few rebounds, which is a major flaw.

NBA scout report also hit his life goal: the offensive end is basically based on feeding cakes, and the independent singles skills are rough; the rebounding awareness is weak, and the average average of 4.6 rebounds is even worse than the defender.

Xun Sinan is a good young man, but I hope that Chinese and foreign media will not praise him and let him continue to grow. In the future, let alone the 14th pick in the first round, even if you can enter the NBA with any pick, it will be a very good result.