Yang Hansen gave up the Asian Cup to participate in the Trail Blazers special short training camp in order to integrate into the NBA system

After finishing the NBA summer league journey, Chinese men's basketball potential center Yang Hansen recently reported to national team head coach Guo Shiqiang's achievements in the US draft training camp and summer league. In order to accelerate integration into the NBA system, the player officially applied to the Chinese Basketball Association, hoping to participate in the special short-term training camp held by the Portland Trail Blazers on August 11. Given that the training plan has a conflict with the 2025 FIBA Men's Basketball Team Asian Cup (August 5-17), after comprehensive evaluation by the Chinese Basketball Association, it was decided to support Yang Hansen to give priority to participating in the Trail Blazers training and will not participate in this year's Asian Cup events for the time being.

This adjustment reflects the importance that Chinese basketball management attaches to the individual development of players. It is reported that as an extension of the NBA summer league, the Trail Blazers short training camp is mainly designed for rookies and marginal players who need to strengthen their skills. The course content covers multiple dimensions such as tactical understanding, physical fitness strengthening and professional literacy training. For Yang Hansen, who is new to the American professional system, this system training will help him adapt to the pace of NBA games faster and improve technical details. Especially in the summer league, the shortcomings such as insufficient confrontation ability and high-level support and grasping timing have been exposed, are expected to be targeted and improved through special training.

The Chinese Basketball Association emphasized in the announcement that this decision is based on the dual considerations of "long-term development of athletes" and "the overall interests of the national team." In recent years, Chinese basketball has continued to promote the internationalization strategy of talents. From the NBA experiences in the era of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian to the overseas training of new generations of players today, the association has always adhered to the talent training concept of "using competitions instead of training and promoting competitions with practice." As the first Chinese inside player to enter the NBA through the draft, Yang Hansen's growth trajectory is of exemplary significance to subsequent players.

At present, Yang Hansen has returned to China to handle visa matters and is expected to leave for the United States in early August. The Chinese Basketball Association said that it will maintain close communication with the player team, coordinate and resolve logistical support issues during training, and arrange special physical trainers and nutritionists for remote guidance. The national team coaching team will also formulate personalized special training plans based on their training progress to ensure that players maintain connection with the national team’s tactical system while improving their personal abilities.

Although this adjustment has caused the Chinese team to lose a main rotation player in the Asian Cup, it reflects the strategic transformation of Chinese basketball from "score first" to "talent first". As the CBA and international competitions deepen, more young players have access to overseas training opportunities, and the improvement of the talent reserve and competitive level of the Chinese men's basketball team is worth looking forward to. As the spokesperson of the Basketball Association said: "Short-term competition results are important, but cultivating top players with international competitiveness is the key to the sustainable development of Chinese basketball. "