30 Teams in 30 Days Trail Blazers: Yang Hansen and teammates?

Next season for the Trail Blazers, there is no doubt that there are four roles: Kamara, Avdija, Holiday and Klingen.

Which position is left, Sharp or Jerami Grant?

Sharp is the player with the highest offensive potential on the team.

Jerami, the ideal is to play data to increase the transaction value, and then sell: with an annual salary of more than 30 million, it is always a bit strange to play as a substitute.

If Jerami is traded, the future of the Trail Blazers is probably:

Holiday/Henderson

Sharp/Holiday/

Averdia/Seibao

Kamara/Seibao

Klingen/Yang Hansen/Lowe.

When Holiday gets old, the future should be:

Scooter + Sharp + Kamara + Avdija + Klingen - although Chinese fans will probably hope that Klingen will be replaced by Yang Hansen?

Holiday was once the league's most mature ball handler, the first starting point guard born in the 1990s, and then a pick-and-roll partner with thick eyebrows. He is a veritable defensive master. In the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals, he repeatedly played key rounds to harvest the heart of Atlanta. In the finals, he reversed the situation after facing Paul. Give in to the offense and focus on leading defense, confrontation, and positioning. Like Horford, he is no longer able to dominate, but plays more of a supporting role, occasionally taking advantage of mismatches to seal the game.

Chauncy: Isn’t that the same as when I first went to the Nuggets?

But that Nuggets team had Melo's scoring, J.R. Smith's crazy long-range shots, Nene's efforts in the penalty area, Kenyon Martin's defensive changes, Afflalo's vigor and Birdman Anderson's passion, and they only needed Chauncey to control them.

Now the Trail Blazers are a rebuilding team.

Scooter Henderson is still rough, but after all, his talent is so good - the best speed and jumping in the world - it is worth watching for one more year to prove whether he can become the long-term core of the team.

Sharp is the team's most exciting attacker. He dunks in the league's top games, has excellent running and jumping, and can break through with the ball - but: lacks space threat when without the ball, lacks one-handed passing when holding the ball, and has questionable strength when rushing into the crowd. He needs stable long-range shooting, defense and ball control to transform from a regular in the top ten to a stable scorer.

These two thunderbolt boys need to be polished, so study hard.

Afdija has grown from a high-level role player to a quasi-star step by step: starting from defense, earning time with physical combat and movement, showing his ball sense and vision, getting the ball, showing that he can integrate into the rhythm of the game and work hard. Mobile, solid, single defense. He can shoot well and finish very well, he is comprehensive and smart and is a threat everywhere, he is good in single defense and assist defense on the outside, he has vision and can pass the ball, and he is excellent in integrating into the flow.

But this path highlights his problem:

His status is earned. He does not have the talent that is obvious at a glance and the team's generosity allows him to squander it, nor is he a hard-solving genius. His breakthrough is more like carrying it alive, rather than leaving his opponent with nothing but exhaust fumes like Edwards did.

Kamara, an all-around defensive monster. Flexible and tough. Good with and without the ball. Slender, quick, flexible and strong. He can lead the ball-handler, and he can also go inside and wrestle with Jokic and Giannis. Can cut inside, can finish, and has a three-point shot that can keep him on the court (Thybulle doesn't have this). Perfect 3D.

But... lacks a hard solution.

In this way, the Trail Blazers have two thunderous backcourts that need to be polished, and two reasonable forwards that work hard but are not very capable of hard solutions:

Would it be nice to have a support machine?

Klingen's rebounding and shot-blocking are excellent, and his single defense and assist defense are also good. The offense is to cover the brick wall monster, and he can keep up with the back-and-forth running rhythm. Full of high and hard physical skills.

What about Yang Hansen?

Good aspects: diverse low-post footwork, good passing, and fine touch: can make Jokic-style "one-handed catch and pass." He has a high basketball IQ, is not afraid of physical confrontation, has a positive attitude, and loves the game.

Disadvantages: Confrontation and physical fitness; easily distracted by the fast pace, unable to switch defenses, unable to balance rebounding and basket protection, easily tired, and will make mistakes when tired.

Since the beginning of the Summer League, Yang Hansen's rebounding has been unstable, and he is often described as "not blocking" visually - but the essence is:

For traditional long players, rim protection + blocking can often only occupy one position: Luo Luo and Hibbert can protect the rim but have few rebounds; Love grabs rebounds but can't count on protecting the rim; both rim protection and blocking, such as Duncan and Uncle Mu, are legends. Modern elders also need to carry delaying resistance (thick eyebrows) or even switch defenses (dream chasing).

It is difficult to balance Yang Hansen's movement and physical fitness. Most of the time, he has to protect the basket first. Therefore, against a team with a single play style, he can rely on prediction and protect the basket + rebounds. The Warriors are interspersed and there are threats from all directions. Yang Hansen has to watch six directions, unable to position himself for rebounding.

His intangible talents such as golf intelligence, support and three-point shooting are suitable for playing with reasonable and well-founded routines, but are not suitable for matching with substitutes to shoot birds and turn around.

When paired with a clear-thinking starter like Avdija, he can finish with long shots; paired with a explosive jumper like Sharp, he can pass the ball and assist: if someone passes it to him, he will pass it to others, and the ball will flow.

Positional warfare and golf skills are its strengths.

But if he fights while running, his rhythm, speed and physical fitness will be strenuous. It's good when paired with the starting lineup, but it's wasted when paired with the bench.

He is similar to a high-level magician, but his physical attack and defense are temporarily fragile and he cannot stand in the front row. He is not as strong as a speed monster like Klingen, who can be dealt with alive.

In the second game against the Warriors, his style of play was relatively simple—high post support, pick-and-rolls, long shots; feeding Sissoko for layups—and his performance was better.

Klingen's defense and confrontation can keep up with the rhythm. He is a physical warrior and can guarantee the lower limit; Yang Hansen's support and golf intelligence can integrate with his teammates. He is a magic mage and can provide changes. On the other hand, if paired with a substitute, Yang Hansen's golf intelligence will be wasted..

So: If Yang Hansen can stand firm on the court, he can increase the team's offensive ceiling more than Klingen - but first:

He must hone his movement and confrontation to ensure that he can stand firm on the court and match up with the starters. He can be the team's magician, but he must first ensure that he can survive melee combat in the front row of the battlefield before he can consider casting spells.