Media person: Yang Hansen is very smart and has a good attitude. Don’t worry too much about him. Give him some time and patience.

In the NBA preseason, the Trail Blazers lost to the Warriors 123-129. After the game, media person Mai Suifeng posted a long article commenting on Yang Hansen's performance. The original text is as follows:

Yang Hansen's NBA preseason debut ended. He played 21 minutes and 13 seconds as a substitute. He scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 2 of 5 shots. He made 0 of 2 shots from beyond the three-point line, made 4 turnovers and left the game with 6 fouls.

No matter how much you support Yang Hansen, you can hardly say that he played very well in this game, but he is by no means useless. The NBA summer league is one thing, preseason training camp is one thing, preseason is one thing, and the regular season is another. The biggest difficulty that Yang Hansen encountered in his first preseason game was the sudden change in role. Since joining the Trail Blazers, he has almost always been a high-position ball-handler with the ball in his hands. He was trained by the team as the "next Jokic". However, in this game, he suddenly became a blue-collar player and played without the ball most of the time. This must take time to adapt.

During the CBA campaign, Yang Hansen was criticized most for his poor screen quality, but his screen in this game was pretty good, and it could even be called one of his highlights. His first score in the preseason was a layup with a smooth ball under a screen, which speaks volumes.

This is not the Blazers' intention to embarrass Yang Hansen or treat him differently. This is the normal treatment for NBA rookie insiders. No matter how high the draft pick is, the big man must first cover the small guard honestly, and he must fight for offensive rebounds and fight for shot opportunities. This is a tough guy's game, survival of the fittest.

No one will hand over the ball to you as soon as they come up, and they will not directly let you become Jokic. You have to prove that you can do basic things well before you can get into more advanced things.

Do we need to worry about Yang Hansen? Most likely not. This summer, too many things have proven Yang Hansen's learning ability. He is very smart, adjusts quickly, and has a good mentality. He can laugh no matter what he does.

I remember playing in the NBA Summer League with the Chinese men's basketball team last summer. Yang Hansen also said in the post-game interview that he "played really bad." We have all seen what happened next. This guy made rapid progress, became an NBA first-round pick, and became a training target of the Trail Blazers.

Give him some more time and some more patience. Yang Hansen is not someone with NBA regular season experience. This is just his first NBA preseason game in his life. I believe he will get better in the future.