Media person: We should look at the entire season for Xiao Yang’s growth. In the first season, he will be satisfied with half of the regular season appearances.

October 9th NBA preseason, the Trail Blazers faced the Warriors in their first game, and Yang Hansen left the game with 6 fouls in the final quarter.

Media person @海jun的蓝 commented on this. The original text is as follows:

Leave the game with 6 fouls, Xiao Yang, welcome to the NBA.

Hexion's first game was against the Warriors, facing top stars Curry, Butler and others. These people were Hexion's idols and unattainable imitation objects before, so it is impossible for you to say that he is not nervous.

Hexion's performance in the first half also proved this. He was very motivated, constantly blocking positions and covering for his teammates, but he was far from adapting to the intensity of the game. He was caught by the referee for a rebounding foul at the beginning, and there were also passing errors later. He didn't get his first rebound and first shot opportunity until 6 minutes into the second quarter, and he didn't get his first point in the third quarter.

Overall, Hexion's first game was not a passing game, but I think everyone should not be too anxious. Even Yao Ming, who was better than Yao Ming, did not score in his first NBA game, only got 2 rebounds and 3 fouls. Moreover, in the modern basketball system, centers play more of a blue-collar role. What Hexion needs to do is not to steal more shots and score more, but to cover his teammates first and grab more rebounds. I even think that we can learn from the playing style of No. 21 center Post, who is facing us today. Moreover, it can be seen from this game that Billups still gave Hexion a lot of time and patience. The starting order was also before Reese, which obviously allowed Xiao Yang to adapt to the rhythm of the game as soon as possible.

Don’t think that since Xiao Yang is the 16th pick, he will immediately average 10+5 per game, and the team will immediately train him as the core of the inside. This is a misunderstanding, and it shows that everyone does not have an accurate understanding of Xiao Yang and the NBA.

Regarding Xiao Yang's growth, I think we need to look at the entire season. At least in this first season, I am personally quite satisfied if Xiao Yang can play time in half of the regular games.