When he entered the first round of the NBA at the age of 20, how did Yang Hansen conquer the Trail Blazers?

On June 26th draft night, the Trail Blazers won Chinese player Yang Hansen with the 16th pick from the trade, finally ending the five-year NBA gap period for Chinese basketball.

This time it is not a commercial gimmick. Behind the 16th pick is a real scout tracking and tactical matching.

Trail Blazers visited Yang Hansen for two years. In December 23, he sent Assistant General Manager Mike Schmitz to China to watch him in the CBA game. On May 30 this year, he was directly scheduled to Portland.

After the trial training, local reporter tweeted: 90 minutes of 3V3 training, this guy's high-level support and defensive footsteps are not like those of an 18-year-old rookie.

The key pioneers did not lack centers at all. The team housed three people, Ayton, Klingen and Rowe, but were successfully recommended by their own player Rees.

The Grizzlies' No. 16 transaction was exposed and it was strange. The

draft scene was more obvious. After the camera ranked 15th, it was shot in Yang Hansen's white suit. The translation was repeatedly asked about the details by the Trail Blazers staff.

Sure enough, Stern read "Portland Choose Yang". The starting salary of 4.42 million US dollars in four years is US$21.39 million, which is higher than Yao Ming's 3.86 million that year.

But money is not the point.

Checked the Trail Blazers' current lineup. Ayton was okay to eat cake and attacked independently, and Klingen moved as slowly as a sloth.

Yang Hansen averaged 2.6 caps per game in the CBA last season, and was able to shoot three-pointers and deal cards at high positions, perfectly adapted to coach Billups' space tactics.

The only worry about language.

also had to bring an interpreter during the trial, but the Trail Blazers were prepared for a long time - Development League assistant coach Jeter played in the CBA for ten years and also led Choi Yongxi's summer league last year. The team clearly stated that it would focus on training, which is much better than Zhou Qi's squatting at the water dispenser back then.

Portland This operation is indeed stable.

Special transaction signing + two-year tracking and inspection + clear training commitment are much more reliable than pure scraping lottery.

Now the pressure is given to Yang Hansen, don’t let the team down this big circle.