Congratulations to Yang Hansen! Only the second day after joining, he locked in the number one substitute center

On his 20th birthday, Yang Hansen participated in the NBA draft and was finally selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 16th pick in the first round. At this point, Yang Hansen became the third Chinese player to be selected in the first round after Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, and is also the ninth Chinese player to be selected in the draft in NBA history.

being selected in the first round means locking a guarantee contract, which is 2+1+1, including the standard guarantee contract in the first two years, and the third and fourth years will be the team's option.

If Yang Hansen plays for the Trail Blazers in the next four years, US$4.42 million in the first year, US$4.64 million in the second year, US$4.86 million in the third year, and US$7.46 million in the fourth year, the total salary is expected to be US$21.39 million, which is approximately RMB 150 million. The salary alone is equivalent to having to play in the CBA league for three to five years.

Now selected by the Trail Blazers, domestic fans began to look forward to Yang Hansen's performance in the new season. For the target, Yang Hansen himself needs to improve his running speed, physical strength, projection, pick-and-roll protection, frame protection, etc.

Yang Hansen's first game for the Trail Blazers will start in two weeks. The Trail Blazers' schedule has been determined, as follows:

11:00 on July 12, against the Warriors

10:30 on July 13, against the Grizzlies

10:30 on July 16, against the Pelicans

8:00 on July 18, against the Rockets

19, to be determined, on June 27, local time, after Yang Hansen arrived in Portland, first visited the Trail Blazers' training base, and then attended the press conference with general manager Cronin and head coach Billups, and also received the No. 16 jersey.

At present, the Trail Blazers have many center players, including Ayton, Rowe, Klingen, Rees, and Yang Hansen, with a total of five players, and the competition is very fierce. Judging from the first round selection of the Trail Blazers, he attaches great importance to Yang Hansen, and the team's general manager Cronin, in an interview after the draft, said that the team's responsibility is to prepare him, grow, and focus on him and help him reach his peak.

In this way, Yang Hansen will get a lot of opportunities to play in the new season and will not become a water dispenser manager, but he will definitely not start immediately. He needs to play one game after another and have good performance to become the starting lineup. He has to sit on the bench at the beginning.

Previously, NBA reporter Brett Siegel reported that the Trail Blazers would be open to more transaction negotiations. Some sources revealed that they were interested in selling Ayton, Rowe and Grant to voluntarily, which also made room for Yang Hansen's appearance.