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Not Jokic! Yang Hansen s template is more like Sabonis little!

2:07am, 10 September 2025【Basketball】

At the 2025 NBA Draft, Chinese player Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 16th pick in the first round. This is the second time that Chinese player was selected on the NBA Draft stage after 18 years (the last time was selected by the Bucks with the sixth pick in the first round in 2007). This has made the Chinese men's basketball team, which has been in dire straits in recent years, see hope again. So what performance can Xiao Yang perform in the new season?

Yang Hansen

Before the draft began, almost all experts and fans thought that Yang Hansen's draft template was Jokic, but after watching Yang Hansen's performance in the summer league, everyone may think that Xiao Yang's template should not be Aoshi, but rather like Kings starting center Sabonis Jr.

Xiaosa

Why do you say so? It is mainly because Teacher Yoo performed superstar performance after he gained a lot of weight, and his three-point shooting ability exceeded that of many small defenders in the league. Xiao Yang did not reach the level of Teacher Yoo, and Xiao Yang was likely not to gain weight because his movement speed was already very slow! Judging from the physical fitness of Asians, with the weight gain lessons learned by Yao Ming and Cui Yongxi, Xiao Yang will not choose to gain weight!

Ask Fat

Why is he said to be more like Sabonis, because compared with Jokic, Sabonis has a more similar figure to Xiao Yang. Their outside projection ability is not excellent, and their organizational ability is also potential to reach his height! However, as the two-time NBA rebounding champion, Xiao Sa's rebounding ability is extremely excellent. This is something that Xiao Yang wants to catch up with. As long as Xiao Yang can develop excellent rebounding ability, then there is hope for him to be selected as the All-Star. He may not get too many opportunities in the new season, but Xiao Sa's averaged 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assist per game in 20 minutes. You must be calm and stay healthy!

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source:7m cm 2in1