American News: There is some reason to compare Yang Hansen and Jokic. The starting center in the new season is still Klingen

Today in the NBA Summer League, the Trail Blazers beat the Warriors 106-73. Yang Hansen scored 10 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 steal in his debut. After the game, NBA reporter Jedd Pagaduan wrote an article about Yang Hansen and the Trail Blazers, and the following is some of the content.

The Chinese national player showed an excellent game feeling. Although he was 7 feet 2 inches (2.18 meters), he had excellent organizational offensive skills, which made him an ideal candidate in the eyes of the Trail Blazers. In his two seasons in the CBA, he has also performed well, averaging 15.8 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, although he just turned 20 on June 26.

Yang Hansen showed incredible potential when he made his debut in the US. The Trail Blazers new center showed excellent passing ability in his 2025 NBA Summer League debut in Las Vegas, scoring 10 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and several passes to empty-cut teammates were impressive.

The Trail Blazers had high hopes for Yang Hansen. If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have chosen him so early. The comparison between the 20-year-old Chinese center and the third-time MVP winner Jokic may also make some sense.

At least, the Trail Blazers can give Yang Hansen some time to improve himself, as he will fall behind Donovan Klingen and Robert Williams III on the depth list. Although Yang Hansen showed an impeccable game feel, it took him some time to adapt to the pace of the NBA.

In this summer league Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 106-73, he made 6 fouls in just 23 minutes. Obviously, Yang obviously has a lot of work to do in polishing defensive skills.

Talk about the confidence of the Trail Blazers management in the young center core players, their decision to give up Ayton and let him leave the team freely, paving the way for one of Klingen and Young to win the starting position, and the team is expected to return to the playoffs.

Entering the new season, Klingen seems to be the unquestionable starter at this position. The Trail Blazers will strive to build one of the best defensive rosters in the league next season, so choosing Young is more like a big plan, and he needs to develop step by step first.