Several Trail Blazer executives praised Yang Hansen: Learning quickly is a pistachio

The most unexpected choice in the first round of this year's draft was that the Trail Blazers selected Yang Hansen at the 16th pick. This ranking was not only beyond the expectations of many American analysts, but even Chinese fans who had high expectations for it were quite surprised.

Faced with the doubts of major sports media in the United States, the Trail Blazers management and scout team seemed full of confidence. Yang Hansen also performed extremely well in the summer league, smashing the doubts and conquering local fans in Portland. Recently, in the official offseason documentary of the Trail Blazers, many Trail Blazers management executives talked about Yang Hansen in their eyes.

As the first Trail Blazers executive who noticed Yang Hansen and is currently the deputy general manager of the Trail Blazers, Schmitz, who has always told us that scouts are that you have to study those moments that are not visible in the video. One of the most outstanding traits about Yang Hansen is the joy he brings to the game and the happiness he brings to the people around him. Meeting with him is a very fruitful experience, which definitely makes us more confident in his overall assessment."

Another Trail Blazers deputy general manager Sergio Oliva said of Yang Hansen: "Yang Hansen learns very quickly, you can see that if you give him a more relaxed environment, he really dares to express it in English. As a non-native English speaker, I really feel the same and understand his situation very well. I will help him learn quickly."