Historical Moment! Yang Hansen was selected to cheer, hug Paul, and his rookie contract exceeded 20 million

No. 16th pick! Yang Hansen exceeded everyone's expectations and jumped from the second round to the middle of the first round and was selected by the Trail Blazers, which was amazing!

When the NBA president read out Yang Hansen's name, the scene was filled with marvels and turned into loud applause. Yang Hansen, who was sitting in the stands, also stood up excitedly, raising his arms and cheering, echoing the atmosphere on the scene!

After hugging and celebrating with relatives and friends around him, Yang Hansen walked down the stands. At this time, his agent, Paul Fu, had already stood by and waited for him early. The two of them had a big hug to celebrate this successful draft! Then Yang Hansen, who walked onto the stage, took the hat from the president with a smile, shook hands and took a photo together to record this historical moment!

This is the second Chinese player standing on the NBA draft stage!

Regarding the news that Yang Hansen was selected in the 16th pick, Jake Fisher, a well-known NBA reporter, posted a message and sighed: "This is shocking, Yang Hansen was selected in the 16th pick"!

Indeed, it was previously generally believed that Yang Hansen would be selected at the beginning of the second round to the end of the first round, especially the Nets have 22, 26 and 27 picks. Many people think that the Nets would use one of them to choose Yang Hansen!

And we can be selected in the 16th ranking in a leap forward, not only we can imagine, but even Yang Hansen himself was surprised!

Trail Blazers were one of the teams that invited Yang Hansen to try out earlier. Choosing Yang Hansen means that the previous trial left a good impression on them!

It is worth mentioning that the Trail Blazers originally had the No. 11 draw this year, but after they selected Koward, they traded them to the Grizzlies in exchange for this year's No. 16 draw, and the first and second rounds from the Magic in 2028!

Trail Blazers currently have four centers, Ayton, Rowe, Klingen and Rees, and Yang Hansen is only 5. It can be said that he will face very big competition! However, the Trail Blazers have been seeking to send Ayton and Rowe away. After selecting Yang Hansen, it will obviously accelerate the management's process of sending Ayton and Rowe away! Otherwise, the No. 5 position will be overcrowded!

Then Jake Fisher reported: The Trail Blazers will not trade Yang Hansen!

This news shows that the Trail Blazers are serious about choosing Yang Hansen! He and Klingen will obviously become an important part of the No. 5 position in the Trail Blazers' future plan!

After being selected in the middle of the first round, if no accidents, Yang Hansen will receive a guaranteed rookie contract. According to the well-known US salary website, according to the rules, Yang Hansen is expected to sign a four-year rookie contract with an estimated amount of up to US$21.39 million!

Among them, the rookie season was US$4.42 million, the 26-27 season was US$4.64 million, the 27-28 season was US$4.86 million, and the 28-29 season was US$7.46 million! And according to the latest labor and capital agreement, in this contract, the first two years are a complete guarantee contract, and the next two years are a separate team option!

Congratulations to Yang Hansen, hoping that he can gain a foothold in the NBA and contribute his wonderful performance to the fans!