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NBA Reporter: The Trail Blazers and Mixed Team share the arena. The so-called decentralization means moving to another place for training.

6:15pm, 7 November 2025【Basketball】

The Trail Blazers will face five consecutive away games in the near future. Today Yang Hansen and the team set off for Miami. Their first opponent on this away trip is the Heat. Previously, Yang Hansen was sent to the NBA Development League twice, and was benched by the head coach for three consecutive games and failed to appear. This time, Yang Hansen went with the team on the five-game road trip. I don't know if he will get a chance to play, and I don't know how many minutes he will be able to play.

It is understood that the NBA Trail Blazers and the G League's Tear City Mixed Team share an arena and training ground. In many cases, their assistant coaches, trainers and others are the same, so Xiao Yang was transferred to the G League and still trained at the original venue, but with some additional training time and projects. Talking about Yang Hansen's devolution, Trail Blazers reporter Freeman said, "Xiao Yang's dormitory apartment is only a 5-minute walk from the training facility. It's still the same venue and the same facilities. It's just that Xiao Yang goes to the mixing team for extra practice when the Trail Blazers don't have training tasks, and that's it."

Since the NBA has a very strict definition of player identity, every time a player goes to the Development League for training, the team must publicly issue a statement delegating the player. After training, when the player returns to the Trail Blazers, the team must also publicly issue a statement indicating the recall. These processes and experiences must be reported and filed with the league. Although the process is more cumbersome and complicated, this is the process, and the team also has dedicated personnel responsible for such work.

On November 2, Yang Hansen was transferred by the Trail Blazers to the Tear City Mixed Team affiliated with the Development League for the first time. He was recalled on November 3, but Yang Hansen did not play in the game against the Lakers on November 4. On November 5, Yang Hansen was sent to the Development League for the second time, but was recalled after the day's training. According to a report by Trail Blazers Chinese reporter Yovic, Yang Hansen will not play in the Development League in the short term. He may frequently travel between the NBA and the Development League during this period, but he also goes to the Development League to train his physical fitness and polish his skills. The team (the Trail Blazers) is not willing to bear the risk that he may be injured in the Development League.

The current record of the Trail Blazers is 5 wins and 3 losses, ranking 6th in the Western Conference. Yang Hansen played in the first 5 games of this season. He averaged 1.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.4 blocks in 5.8 minutes per game, shooting 22.2% from the field and 83.3% from the free throw line. However, Yang Hansen has not been able to get a chance to play in the last three consecutive games. Now the Trail Blazers not only have a stable performance of starting center Klingen, but also the performance of substitutes Dupu Reese and Robert Williams are getting better and better, so Yang Hansen has fewer opportunities.

After the game against the Thunder, a reporter inappropriately asked the Blazers head coach about Yang Hansen's usage plan. Coach Splitter was obviously unprepared. He replied, "I don't know what specific plans there are for the future, but he is strengthening his physical confrontation and movement speed every day. Maybe he will play in the Development League in the future. I don't want to put him on the fire." Coach Split's words were very cryptic. Yang Hansen's confrontation and movement speed are too poor and need to be further strengthened. He may also play in the Development League in the future, but not now. After all, the 16th pick in the first round will not give up so easily.

Do what you need to do at the right time. Regardless of whether you have a chance to play or not, Yang Hansen must train hard every day and be always prepared. Only in this way can you seize opportunities that may arise in the future. The NBA Development League games will start on November 8. Yang Hansen has already traveled with the team to the away game. I hope he can get some playing time during his fifth consecutive away trip.