It is revealed that Yang Hansen ruled the Trail Blazers for trial training!

On June 30, Blazer's Edge, a pioneer fan website, reported some new details about Yang Hansen's trial of the Trail Blazers. In this trial, Yang Hansen showed a dominant performance, won high praise from coach Billups, and was known as the best player on the field that day. Especially in the inside, Jace Richardson, son of dunk king Richardson, has no way to deal with it. The following is a detailed report by Trail Blazers reporter Conor Bergin:

Since the NBA draft, Trail Blazers fans have been keen on digging videos of Chinese rookie Yang Hansen, who is 2.16 meters tall. Fans search for all the videos of the center from every corner of the Internet. Almost every time they find a new video clip, they will be as excited as discovering a treasure, becoming a unique "carnival". At least before Yang Hansen will make his NBA summer league debut on July 12, such a "treasure hunt" event can temporarily satisfy people's curiosity about him. The

Trail Blazers also participated in this "search operation" to provide some help to fans. The team released a three-minute highlight of Yang Hansen's Chinese basketball career and released some video clips during his trial. During the trial on May 30, Yang Hansen ushered in the last important inspection by the team management over the years. This is also the most eye-catching game in the trials announced by the Trail Blazers this spring, and almost all the players participating in the trials are considered potential first-round picks. Even when people saw the roster of six players who tried that day, Yang Hansen seemed to have become a "supporting role". In addition to Hansen Yang, the players in the trial day also included Georgia center Asa Newell, St. Joseph's forward Rahill Fleming, Michigan State guard Jace Richardson, University of Connecticut forward Liam McNeley and University of Illinois forward Will Riley. Yang Hansen was the only player not predicted to be a first-round favorite at the time, and most American fans knew almost nothing about him.

At that trial media meeting, I interviewed Newell, Fleming and Richardson with local journalists. At that time, I noticed that there was a Chinese camera team waiting for an interview with Yang Hansen on the other end of the venue. And like other media, I have little knowledge of this rookie. After the event, I was a little disappointed even though we interviewed only three players. To be honest, at that time I didn't realize Yang Hansen's potential, but I would rather talk to Riley or McNealy because I think they are more likely to be the choice of pioneers.

Now, the Trail Blazers have proved their vision with the results of the draft. With his outstanding trial performance, Yang Hansen was finally selected in the 16th pick in the first round. The Wall Street Journal reported on June 27 that Trail Blazers head coach Changcey Billups said when reviewing the trial that day: "He is the best player in the game." The 20-year-old center also became the highest draft pick among the six trial players that day. After Yang Hansen was selected in the 16th pick, Riley was selected in the 21st pick, Newell was ranked 23rd pick, Richardson was ranked 25th pick, McNeil was selected in the 29th pick, and Fleming, who many Trail Blazers fans had high expectations, was selected in the 31st pick.

In Yang Hansen's trial highlights, the most conspicuous thing is his "advanced passing skills". In the short film, we can see him delivering wonderful assists many times, especially a clever back-to-face pass, which applauded the coaches and audiences on the scene. In addition, the patience, flexible change and turn he showed at a low position were also impressive. These skills seemed particularly threatening with the blessing of his tall body.

When facing Newell at 2.06, Newell, who is relatively small, has almost no strength to fight back, and Yang Hansen easily gained the advantage of the inside. In a defense, Jace Richardson tried his best to resist Yang Hansen's back hit, but Yang Hansen pushed the small guard aside with his strong left arm and finally completed an easy layup. In an interview after the trial, Richardson was asked how to face such a tall and powerful inside player, after all, he was the only point guard that day. Richardson smiled helplessly and said, "I really have no way to deal with it. They have a 7-foot-3-inch guy (about 2-21 meters) and I really can't do much."