Three major accidents in the NBA draft: Yang Hansen soars into the sky, the Jazz "robbed" Bailey

On June 26, the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft came to an end. In this crazy day, many unexpected things happened at the draft, and the most surprising one was undoubtedly that Chinese player Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers in the 16th pick.

On the major simulation lists before the draft, Yang Hansen's prediction rankings were mostly concentrated in the end of the first round and the beginning of the second round. The final simulation lists of the three major media ESPN, TA and Yahoo Sports predict that Yang Hansen will be selected by the Nets in the second round with the 6th pick (36th pick). Someone counted the draft rankings of 6 data experts and 5 draft scout experts, 9 of whom ranked Yang Hansen outside the 30th place, and the remaining three ranked him in 27th, 21st and 12th place respectively.

When Yang Hansen was selected, cheers and exclamations broke out. Many American fans on social media were shocked by this. They didn't know why this big man from China was called out so early. The reporter also quickly asked the Trail Blazers General Manager Cronin and asked him to talk about what he said about taking Yang Hansen early. Even Yang Hansen himself did not expect him to be selected so early. He had a solo trial for the Trail Blazers, but the Trail Blazers held the No. 11 draw at the time. No one believed that they would choose Yang Hansen at this position, but as the Trail Blazers traded the draft pick down, they shocked the world with the 16th pick.

If Yang Hansen was the biggest surprise of the night, then the second biggest surprise was that the popular newcomer Ace Bailey was selected by the Jazz in the fifth pick. As a former hottest player in the Tanhua show, Bailey kept "sexy" before the draft, in order to prevent the Philadelphia 76ers from choosing themselves, the third pick. He did not conduct any public trials, even released the 76ers doves, and also released the news that he wanted to play for the East Coast team - it was revealed that the Wizards, who had the No. 6 draw, conducted a secret trial on Pele. With Edgecombe in the third pick and the Hornets in the fourth pick and Cohen Koenigpoor in the fourth pick, Bailey's "scheme" was about to work, but the Jazz in the fifth pick came out from the diagonal stab, catching everyone off guard.

"I didn't expect them to be interested in choosing me." Bailey admitted afterwards. This variable caught the Wizards and the Pelicans behind him off guard, and they could only turn their targets to two other outside scorers, Fells and Trey Johnson.

The third biggest surprise of the night included a deal, with the Pelicans using the No. 23 sign plus a first round pick next year to exchange the No. 13 sign from the Hawks and choosing offensive floor-flow inside Derek Quinn. On the one hand, Quinn and Zion Williamson have some subtle overlapping parts. Both are short and strong inside players, lacking stable long-range shot threats, and have shortcomings in defense. On the other hand, the Pelicans are paying too much chips in the trade. The first round they gave next year's first round pick is the Bucks and the one with higher picks, and it is an unprotected first round.

Next season, Lillard's seriously injured Bucks will be damaged, and it is quite difficult for the Pelicans to enter the playoffs in the West. This is a valuable first-round pick, but the Pelicans gave up easily. This summer, the Pelicans management has ushered in a major change. They first completed the trade for McCollum to Poole, and then successively selected newcomers who had role conflicts with the players in the team in the draft, and even paid for future chips. The team's operations are confusing.

(text/Thai Fu)