What kind of team is the Trail Blazers that Yang Hansen went to?

After selecting Yang Hansen, overnight, some "old fans of twenty or thirty years" suddenly appeared in the Trail Blazers. Just kidding, I believe most fans don’t know much about the Trail Blazers in the "Post Lillard" period.

The Trail Blazers have experienced two purely bad seasons. In the 23-24 season, the Trail Blazers ranked last in the West with only 21 wins, and finally only won the No. 7 pick and selected center Klingen. The Trail Blazers actually made great progress last season, and eventually lost 36 wins and 46 losses, ranking 12th in the Western Conference, and drew the No. 11 draw.

Yesterday's draft, the Trail Blazers traded the No. 11 draw down, got the No. 16 draw, the first round and two second rounds of the Magic in 2028. Finally, Yang Hansen, who chose our No. 16 draw, was a big upset.

Trail Blazers General Manager Cronin said that he has been following Yang Hansen for a long time and came to the CBA to watch Yang Hansen’s game two years ago. If Yang Hansen runs last year, the Trail Blazers will also strive to choose him.

The Trail Blazers last season gave people a surprise feeling. They were still the first half of the season, but the Trail Blazers achieved a record of 23 wins and 18 losses in the second half of the season, with a net efficiency of 10th in the same period. In addition, the Trail Blazers' defensive efficiency in the second half of the year was 110, second only to the Thunder, which was the first in defense.

The final Trail Blazers' record is exactly the same as the Suns, which have the "Big Three", and they have 36 wins, which can be said to exceed many people's expectations. If they had not let go of a few games at the end of the season, they might have even made a 40 win.

Under Billups' training, the Trail Blazers have become a defensive team, ranking 16th in the league in defensive efficiency last season. No one in the team averaged more than 20 points per game, while Simmons, who averaged 19.3 points per game, was just traded by the Trail Blazers last season.

26-year-old Simmons will replace 35-year-old Holiday, whose contract will be bigger and longer. It is not difficult to see that the Trail Blazers want to go further in their record next season and make it to the playoffs. Although Simmons has good scoring skills, his playing style is too nerve-wracking.

Simmons can score 30 in the game with good feel, but on nights without the feel, it is common for Simmons to score in single digits. Simmons's playing style is incompatible with the current Trail Blazers, so it is not a surprise to be cleaned up.

I think the best player in the Trail Blazers lineup is Avdia. Avdia, who averaged 16.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists last season, is also the core of the Trail Blazers in the actual sense. She struggled at the beginning of the season, but in the second half of the season, she played on the league's top wing, which is quite versatile. If Yang Hansen can partner with him, she should play very comfortably.

The Trail Blazers' 23-year-old Henderson was once labeled as a parallel product by people. He started 32 games in 62 games in the rookie season, and only started 10 games in 66 games last season, and has become the sixth man. The average score has also dropped from 14 points in the rookie season to 12.7 points.

But in fact, Henderson I think it has made progress. The three-point shooting percentage has improved from 33% to 35%, and the shooting percentage has also increased by 3 percentage points. Especially with his three-point clearance, he made great progress, as if he had finally adapted to the intensity of the confrontation in this league.

Vision has always been a worthy place for Henderson. He has great physical fitness and can also read the content of the competition calmly, which is the biggest reason why he was selected in the top three picks. After two years of fighting, Henderson obviously hasn't fulfilled the Trail Blazers' greatest expectations for him, but the good news is that he has been improving all the time.

Sharp contributed one of the most explosive dunks in the league last season, and averaged 18.5 points per game, which exceeded fans' expectations. But his three-point shooting percentage was the worst 31.1% in his career, and his shooting level plummeted. Fortunately, he made great progress on the defensive end, which is one of the reasons why Billups trusted him.

We will definitely watch many Trail Blazers games next season, and Kamala is a player you will definitely like. She has made great progress in her second season of her career, averaging 11.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and has become a non-sale product for Trail Blazers.

Kamala shot 37.5% of three-point shooting percentage, won the best defensive player of the month, and even selected for the second team of the best defensive team at the end of the season. This is also the first time that the Trail Blazers have a player selected for the best defensive team in 21 years.

Over the whole season, Kamara has caused offensive fouls on the route of marching 31 times (first season) and 90 times (first season). He is already one of the top 3Ds in the league, and even the upper limit will be higher in the future.

Compared with the progress of the young people, the team's veteran Grant's regression last season is obvious, with only 47 games, and an average of 14.4 points per game is the lowest after he left the Nuggets. If Grant was still a hot spot in the trading market before, then Grant, who still has a three-year contract of 100 million yuan, is now in a trend of not being able to sell it.

It was mentioned yesterday that the Trail Blazers now have 5 centers in the lineup, in addition to Yang Hansen, there are Ayton, Klingen, Rowe and Reese. Yang Hansen's rotation ranking should be after Ayton and Klingen and before Rowe.

Dunbao only played 40 games last season and suffered injuries. His professional attitude is also doubtful. The Trail Blazers have selected centers for two consecutive years in the first round, and it can also be seen that they are disappointed with Ayton. Before Yang Hansen was selected, Ayton had rumors that he was traded. After Yang Hansen arrived, he would only accelerate this process.

and Loway is an old and sick man. He came to the Trail Blazers two seasons. He played 6 games in the first season and only played 20 games in the second season.. He even has 15 million contract next season, and it seems that he can't sell it at all.

Klingen is definitely Yang Hansen's biggest competitor, last year's No. 7 pick, the best defensive center. In the rookie season, Klingen's defensive level also fully met expectations, with both blocking and rebounding rates at the top of the league, and his defensive defense in the penalty area is full of oppression. Klingen is fully capable of becoming a defensive player like Kessler.

But at the same time, his defense switching ability is not good enough, his offensive level is also poor, and there are even problems with the end of the inside. Yang Hansen will definitely not be able to compare with Klingen in a short period of time, but I think the Trail Blazers can also consider the combination of the double towers, just like Shin Kyung and Adams.

The Trail Blazers are still a team with strong defense and weak offense as a whole, and to be honest, they don’t match Yang Hansen that way. Their three-point shooting percentage is only 26th in the league and their assist rate is third from the bottom in the league. Billups has been scolded a lot in the past two years, but he has obtained a contract renewal through his progress last season, so he will definitely be Yang Hansen's head coach in a short period of time.

Yang Hansen's 16th pick start can be said to be very surprised, with high expectations brought by high picks, and also high pressure. The environment in which Yang Hansen is located may not be the best, but it is obvious that the pioneers appreciate Yang Hansen's potential very much.

Don't expect Yang Hansen's NBA journey to be smooth sailing. The difficulties faced in the early stage may be more than imagined. I just hope that Yang Hansen can avoid the storm and challenges, and this trip is worth it.