The No. 1 pick Ayton was bought out by the Trail Blazers, Tiandu is helping Yang Hansen, almost locking in the main rotation position

At this year's NBA Draft, Chinese basketball player Yang Hansen was upset by the Trail Blazers with the 16th pick, which far exceeded his predicted ranking at the end of the first round. The Trail Blazers official posted several updates in a row to welcome Yang Hansen's arrival. In an interview, the general manager said bluntly that he had paid attention to Yang Hansen early on, and wanted to choose him to play in the NBA last year, showing his love and recognition of Yang Hansen without hesitation. But there is another problem before Yang Haisen, that is, there are five centers in the Trail Blazers, including 18-year No. 1 pick Ayton, and it is indeed a problem to get enough rotation time. Surprisingly, the second day after Yang Hansen registered for the Trail Blazers, Ayton was directly announced to be bought out by the team. A No. 1 pick who was in his year of playing was bought out by the team. It is very rare in the entire NBA history.

Another center, Loway, has only played 26 games in two years for the Trail Blazers. He is troubled by injuries and has basically never shown any of them. Now he has only one year left in the contract. Reese, who is also a center, is already 29 years old and his contract is less than 3 million. There is no news of any renewal of the contract between the two. It is obvious that the deal or being fired has become a foregone conclusion. In this way, Yang Hansen's real competitor is only last year's No. 8 pick, and the Trail Blazers also clearly want to truly train these two players.

What Yang Hansen is currently uncertain is whether his position is starting or rotating. His playing time has basically been stabilized, and no matter what, he will have more than ten minutes of playing time. It has to be said that God is really helping Yang Hansen. No one expected that Ayton would be bought out. This is his biggest competitor. The Trail Blazers' operation has indirectly increased a large number of Chinese fans, and there will definitely be no worries about the ratings and attention of the new season, including jersey sales. From being selected for the 16th pick to being trained by the Trail Blazers as the core of the main force, Yang Hansen's NBA dream-chasing journey was indeed full of surprises. The team values ​​it very much and the fans support it very much, but the final result still depends on Yang Hansen's personal efforts and development. The NBA has never lacked talent and requires persistent training and hard work to continuously improve itself and thus firmly take the position of the main force.