Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

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Patience is key. Timelord will see more mins than he will, as he should. He has a lot to learn and a very steep curve.
 
A 3rd center — Time Lord, or another legit big, even a journeyman — who knows how to play is needed. Both young fellas need to play free and learn how to not get called for cheap fouls. Learn their craft at both ends. Build NBA bodies and conditioning.

Sounds a bit like it’s a year or two behind where the guards are with Jrue capably playing with them (maybe ahead of).
Or the forwards who ARE ready with Grant (for now) as the 3rd.
 
Yang Hansen And The Summer League Trail Blazers Get To Work

It sounds like Yang Hansen’s first practice with the Portland Trail Blazers, the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League edition, was similar to the first day for most any employee. It was exciting and interesting, things moved a little fast compared to what he’s accustomed to and he was pretty tired by the end of it.

But the 7-1 center who was selected with the 16th pick of the 2025 NBA Draft less than two weeks ago held his own in the first of four practices the Trail Blazers will hold at their facility in Tualatin before heading off to Las Vegas to start their run at Summer League.

“It looked like his first practice, you know what I mean,” said Trail Blazers assistant coach Ronnie Burrell, who is handling heading coaching duties for the Trail Blazers at Summer League. “But the talent level that he has and his size, he's always going to stand out and be impressive. So he was impressive, and obviously there's things he's going to learn really, really quickly. And he's expected to have his struggles and also have some success. So he looked good today, man, he’s a pleasure to work with.”

While Yang participated in a pre-draft workout with the Trail Blazers and has spent time at the team’s practice facility since he arrived in Portland last week, Saturday’s practice was the first time he was on the court playing, taking instruction and communicating with his new teammates and coaches.

“I need time to adapt to their pace,” said Yang via an interpreter. “Firstly, I’m a new rookie so for sure I need time to be used to everything. And also I try to learn everything from ‘OG’ or experienced players. I think there’s too many new things for me, so I need time to learn.”

Getting their young rookie center acclimated to the pace and style of play he’ll encounter in the NBA is almost certainly one of the Trail Blazers’ goals, Yang might be judging his performance a bit too harshly, especially for a first day.

“I can't imagine being in (Yang’s) shoes,” said Burrell. “This is all new to him, the language, the culture, at his age and he handles it amazing. I'm highly impressed with him so far. I mean, the kid has maturity and he's got character, and he's picking up things fast and he's going to have a really good summer league.”

“For sure I will try to play my ball and try to play team basketball. And then do the dirty job on the court, set screens, go rebound, go play defense,” said Yang. “I might make a lot of mistakes but I’m lucky that I’ve got games to get more experience. So I will follow the flow of the game.”

Yang isn’t alone in Saturday’s practice being his first with the Trail Blazers. Other than Rayan Rupert and Sidy Cissoko, no player on Portland’s Summer League roster has suited up for the Trail Blazers, though James Bouknight, Dmytro Skapintsev and Cameron Tyson did play last season for the Remix. So with so many players getting their first real run with the team, results in Las Vegas will matter much less than improvement.

“I'm just happy to be here. I'm thankful for this opportunity,” said Burrell, who joined the Trail Blazers last season. “I hope that I'll judge my success off what the players feel at the end of summer league, if they got something out of it or not, because it's about them, it’s not about me. I've been around this stuff in different roles and I'm really excited to get to work with this group, man. I just hope that they can get a whole lot out of this summer.”

https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/yang-hansen-and-the-summer-league-trail-blazers-get-to-work
 
I know there has already been discussion....but....in 2 consecutive posts above he was called Yang Hansen, then Hansen Yang....huh?

where's Mike Rice when you need some clarity with names?
 
wizenheimer said:
I know there has already been discussion....but....in 2 consecutive posts above he was called Yang Hansen, then Hansen Yang....huh?

where's Mike Rice when you need some clarity with names?
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Literal translation or not.

Yang is his family name on the back of the jersey but is listed first in China.
 
Eventually we always said Yao Ming even though Yao is his family name. Nobody ever called him Ming. Same with Yi Jianlian.

So maybe we will all say Yang Hansen or Yang eventually.

It's probably up to Yang/Hansen what order he wants it listed or which one used for one name.

Since that article is from official NBA.com and it follow Yao established style I'm guessing we'll start seeing his name listed as Yang Hansen
 
SharpesTriumph said:
Eventually we always said Yao Ming even though Yao is his family name. Nobody ever called him Ming. Same with Yi Jianlian.

So maybe we will all say Yang Hansen or Yang eventually.

It's probably up to Yang/Hansen what order he wants it listed or which one used for one name.

Since that article is from official NBA.com and it follow Yao established style I'm guessing we'll start seeing his name listed as Yang Hansen
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In Japan last names come first like in China, but all of the athletes that I know of (mainly baseball) their first name is used first when they are in the USA. (Ichiro Suzuki, Shohei Ohtani)

Maybe it is up to the individual, but they default to what is customary for athletes from their country?
 
我完全理解这孩子是多么年轻，多么缺乏经验。但我很高兴看到他能在那里做些什么。他在球场上传球的视野给我留下了深刻的印象。但取代德安德烈·伊顿将会很困难。#FAMS
 
THE HCP said:
我完全理解这孩子是多么年轻，多么缺乏经验。但我很高兴看到他能在那里做些什么。他在球场上传球的视野给我留下了深刻的印象。但取代德安德烈·伊顿将会很困难。#FAMS
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Does DA know that you secretly call him DeAndre "Eaton"

"I totally understand how young and inexperienced this kid is. But I'm excited to see what he can do there. I'm impressed with his vision when passing the ball up and down the court. But replacing DeAndre Eaton is going to be difficult."
 
wizenheimer said:
I know there has already been discussion....but....in 2 consecutive posts above he was called Yang Hansen, then Hansen Yang....huh?

where's Mike Rice when you need some clarity with names?
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I have been asking this question. It’s written both ways all over the place
 
GoZers said:
I have been asking this question. It’s written both ways all over the place
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In China, the first name is the surname. Yang would be his last name here and most if not all of the Western world.
 
Blazerfan_11 said:
In Japan last names come first like in China, but all of the athletes that I know of (mainly baseball) their first name is used first when they are in the USA. (Ichiro Suzuki, Shohei Ohtani)

Maybe it is up to the individual, but they default to what is customary for athletes from their country?
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You are right with Japanese names. Rui Hachimura follows that, Yuta Watanabe and Yuta Tabuse too. Given name then family name just like US names.

But all Chinese NBA players I can think of list their family name first. Wang Zhizhi is another one. Sun Yue and Zhou Qi too.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
You are right with Japanese names. Rui Hachimura follows that, Yuta Watanabe and Yuta Tabuse too. Given name then family name just like US names.

But all Chinese NBA players I can think of list their family name first. Wang Zhizhi is another one. Sun Yue and Zhou Qi too.
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Yao Ming
 
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