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Yang Hansen has a big brother in the NBA. Avdija learned Chinese and picked and rolled with him. The coach gave a death order.

11:57pm, 17 October 2025【Basketball】

Since Yang Hansen came to the NBA to develop, it has been heartbreaking for many Chinese fans. Worried about whether he will not be taken seriously in a foreign country, worried about whether he will be rejected in a foreign country, worried about whether he will be at a loss in the NBA, the highest basketball palace.

Judging from his performance in the past six months, we are certainly not worried about Yang Hansen's introversion, because he has a very lively and outgoing personality. He usually takes the initiative to talk to coaches and teammates in the team, and he also enjoys getting along with his big brother. In addition, after the last three preseason games, we learned some very good news. Yang Hansen also has a big brother covering him in the Trail Blazers.

First of all, according to the news disclosed by previous team reporters, the two eldest brothers of the team, Avdija and Lillard, are working hard to learn Chinese. One morning, the two foreign players actually greeted each other in Chinese in the locker room, which was very rare in the past.

In addition, after leading the team to the end of the second game against the Warriors, Avdija praised Yang Hansen in the post-game interview and frankly said that he liked the young player very much. I can see in him the state he was in when he first came to the NBA to develop. He was very hardworking and very humble. Therefore, in order to help this little brother adapt to the work here more quickly, Avdija took the initiative to learn Chinese and some simple vocabulary. In the future, he hopes to use Chinese to communicate with him on the court in pick-and-rolls. On the one hand, this can reduce the pressure on Yang Hansen and make the cooperation between the two parties smoother. On the other hand, an encrypted language can also be formed, because foreign players cannot understand Chinese.

Under such circumstances, it is actually a very good thing for Yang Hansen and the team's core Avdija to play pick-and-roll. So it can be seen from this that Avdija really likes Yang Hansen. It is no wonder that in the second game against the Kings, he passed the ball to Yang Hansen many times, and two of the three-pointers were assisted by Avdija. It was precisely because of these two key three-pointers that Xiao Yang's confidence was completely opened up. Therefore, Avdija will definitely have a very big contribution to Yang Hansen's ability to gain a foothold in the NBA in the future.

In addition, in the post-game press conference, head coach Billups also specifically revealed that he issued an order to the entire team, asking everyone to shout defensive commands together, instead of just relying on Yang Hansen alone. He hopes that everyone can help Yang Hansen share the pressure so that he can integrate into the team faster.

Obviously, everyone from the team's eldest brother to the team's head coach regards Yang Hansen as a very important part of the team. Their mission in the new season is to let Xiao Yang grow up quickly and become the core of the entire team in the future. This is also an important reason why they signed Yang Hansen at such a high price with the 16th pick, because they expected him to grow and become the cornerstone of the team's future. So those fans who are not optimistic about Yang Hansen might as well wait patiently, I believe he will definitely give all Chinese fans a surprise. We also believe that after Yao Ming, there will be another Chinese player shining in the NBA.