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Far better than Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin! Yang Hansen s draft pick is bullish, and he won 11+6+6 again, competing with Wang Zhizhi

4:22pm, 18 May 2025【Basketball】

There are two hot spots in domestic basketball these days. One is that the CBA finals have reached a white-hot stage, the championship is about to be born, and Guangsha is infinitely close to the first championship in the team's history; the second one is worthy of fans' attention is that Yang Hansen is preparing for the NBA draft in the United States, and through trial and confrontation training, the prospects are better than expected.

Yang Hansen performed well in shooting training and other tests. The bigger surprise came from the 5V5 match. He scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the first game, instantly becoming the focus of media attention. It is reported that many teams have had close contact with him. This is still not the end. In the second game, Yang Hansen scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and his data was more balanced. He was a completely versatile player on the court. This potential center that can score and support is still relatively scarce.

Because of good performance, Yang Hansen's draft pick has also been bullish in the past few days. Initially, the institution predicted that he would be selected in the 14th pick in the second round (44th pick), but the ranking began to increase after two games. He currently has the opportunity to rank in the 29th pick and enter the first round.

If this trend can be really maintained, Yang Hansen's recognition in the draft may be second only to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, and is much stronger than Wang Zhizhi, Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin, etc.

In the past ten years, it has been difficult for domestic players to gain a foothold in the NBA, but in some time after 2000, Chinese players have had a period of highlights. In 2002, Yao Ming was selected by the Rockets as the No. 1 pick, and then started a legend in the NBA, which is still a height that junior players cannot reach.

In 2007, Yi Jianlian was selected by the Bucks in the 6th pick in the first round, and then played for the Nets and the Mavericks one after another. He had many wonderful moments, but he was not particularly amazing, but he was already very outstanding.

Except for the above two players, no other players have entered the first round of the NBA draft. In 1999, Wang Zhizhi was selected by the Mavericks at the time with the 7th pick in the second round. In terms of simulation, Yang Hansen's current rank is very close to Wang Zhizhi, at least the second round is higher. If the market continues to be bullish for the next period of time, then Yang Hansen can surpass his predecessors by entering the first round.

It has to be said that Yang Hansen's technical ability has many similarities with Wang Zhizhi. He is skilled in singles on his back, and his footsteps are flexible and changeable under the basket. Moreover, the current NBA is not an era of hand-to-hand combat. The intensity of the confrontation has weakened, but the pace is faster. Yang Hansen's physical consumption will also weaken, and his playing style is closer to Wang Zhizhi, rather than Yao Ming.

Among other Chinese players, Sun Yue ranked 40th in the draft, and averaged 0.6 points per game in his NBA career. Zhou Qi ranked 43rd in 2016 and was selected by the Rockets, but he did not adapt to the rhythm there well and his body was thin.

Wang Zhelin was selected as the 57th pick, but he never had the idea of ​​going to the NBA from beginning to end and stayed at home to play. In fact, Wang Zhelin's data is very good. He averaged 20+10 per game since the first season of the CBA, which lasted for a long time. But Wang Zhelin's problem is that his speed is slow and he doesn't take advantage of international games, so he's even more troublesome to go to the NBA, so he simply doesn't go.

From the perspective of draft picks, there is no problem for Yang Hansen to surpass Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin. It is a great surprise if he can enter the first round.