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Inheritance! Zhao Jiwei: I hope Halliburton will teach Yang Hansen the experience, and the latter agrees

6:36pm, 6 October 2025【Basketball】

On October 6, when Yang Hansen joined the Trail Blazers as the No. 16 pick this summer, his landing in the NBA attracted widespread attention from Chinese fans, and he was even hailed by the outside world as the most popular Chinese player since Yao Ming. Now, former Chinese men's basketball captain Zhao Jiwei and Pacers core Halliburton are interviewed by Tencent reporter Meng Chao. Zhao Jiwei hopes Halliburton can teach Yang Hansen the experience, and Halliburton also agrees.

As the best player in China and the United States, Zhao Jiwei is naturally one of the top point guard players in China. He is the former captain of the Chinese men's basketball team, and is also the core player of the Liaoning men's basketball team's four championships. He has won the MVP of the finals twice.

As for Halliburton, he is one of the spokespersons of the new generation of point guards in the United States. He led the Pacers to the finals last season and eventually lost to the Thunder in the tiebreak. He is now in the mode of recuperation of the Achilles tendon, and Halliburton recovers very quickly.

Zhao Jiwei and Halliburton are spokespersons of the same brand. Now they are interviewed by Meng Chao together. When talking about Yang Hansen, Zhao Jiwei, as the big brother of the national team, naturally has high hopes for him.

Zhao Jiwei said: "Yang Hansen and I have also been roommates (national team). This is our only active NBA player in China. I hope Yang Hansen can show his dominance and confidence. Although he may have some gaps with his opponents, he wants to improve his physical ability and hardness. I think he will get better and better because he is young and has a high basketball IQ."

Zhao Jiwei also told Halliburton: "I hope Halliburton can teach Yang Hansen more experience in future games, and we Chinese fans will be very grateful to him."

Although Yang Hansen and Halliburton are not in the same team, the inheritance and teaching of the NBA will not be separated because of different teams, just as Kobe once taught his own experience and teaching to junior stars such as Tatum and Antetokounmpo.

Halliburton responded: "I definitely do it. I think the best teacher in basketball is playing the ball itself. Therefore, when participating in the competition this year, Yang Hansen will learn as the game progresses. There is no more practical learning method than this."

Zhao Jiwei accurately pointed out the problems that Yang Hansen needs to improve in the interview, such as "body confrontation ability and hardness", and at the same time emphasized his advantage of "high basketball IQ". Such an evaluation is both objective and full of expectations. As for Zhao Jiwei's request to Halliburton, Halliburton is good at activate the inside through precise passes, and his understanding of pick-and-roll tactics and rhythm control can provide Yang Hansen with extremely targeted guidance.

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