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Chinese players enter the NBA and experience the world of ice and fire. They are brave to step out of their comfort zone. It is not easy to seize a place.
The new NBA season has not started yet, but the preseason is in full swing. Here, Yang Hansen appeared in two games on behalf of the Portland Trail Blazers and performed well. Over there, Zeng Fanbo only got 10 minutes of playing time in the Nets' two games in China. If they want to show the strength of Chinese players again in the NBA, the world's top league, many years later, young players still need to continue to work hard.
However, no matter how they perform, these boys deserve the full support of Chinese fans for daring to step out of their comfort zone and challenge themselves.
Intensified preseason games
Yang Hansen broke out in a single quarter but committed too many fouls
In this period of NBA preseason games, in addition to the games of traditional strong teams, the most concerned thing among Chinese fans is naturally the situation of the Portland Trail Blazers who signed Yang Hansen, and how many opportunities Yang Hansen can get here.
In the summer league, Yang Hansen has participated in many games as a Trail Blazers player and has very stable playing time. In four summer league games, he usually played 24.5 minutes, scoring 10.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.5 steals, and 2.3 blocks. He also had 3.8 turnovers and 4.3 fouls. He shot 45.7% from the field, 33.3% from the three-point range, and 87.5% from the free throw line.
However, in the preseason, the importance is obviously different from that in the summer league. How many playing opportunities Yang Hansen will get in the regular season of the new NBA season is closely related to his performance in this preseason.
In the first game of the preseason, the Trail Blazers met the Warriors, who have big-name stars such as Curry and are ambitious in the new season. Although Yang Hansen got about the same playing time as in the summer league, his performance was not ideal. He scored 4 points and 4 rebounds in 21 minutes and ended his preseason debut with 6 fouls.
However, in the second game between the Trail Blazers and the Kings, Yang Hansen quickly adjusted his condition. He scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 assist on 5 of 8 shots in 17 minutes. Especially in the third quarter, he scored 14 points on 5 of 5 shots in a single quarter, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. In just one quarter, he detonated the Blazers' home court and helped the team win the game.
In the two games, Yang Hansen's "driving low and going high" has made everyone look at him with admiration. What everyone is discussing now is no longer how much playing time Yang Hansen can have in the Trail Blazers in the new season, but what kind of tactics the Blazers should design around Yang Hansen to allow this "Little Jokic" to fully play his role.
"Jokic" has two skills
but it will take more time to adapt to the NBA
The summer league, which is designed to examine players, is completely different from the intensity of preseason games to warm up the regular season. Most of the players participating in the summer league are development league, rookie and two-way contract players, and in the preseason, the team's main rotation lineup will all appear. Therefore, after Yang Hansen played the first preseason game and faced off against Curry and Dream Green, he even lamented that it was "like playing 2K (NBA-themed online game)."
Obviously, Yang Hansen faces greater challenges in the preseason, which can be seen in his performance against the Warriors. In this game, he faced top NBA insiders like Dream Green, who was full of intensity. Therefore, Yang Hansen obviously had problems such as insufficient confrontation, slow movement speed, and poor defensive execution. Even affected by his English proficiency, his lack of communication awareness became a problem that he urgently needs to pay attention to. The media and experts did not speak highly of Yang Hansen's debut, clearly pointing out that he still needs to adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the NBA.
However, in the second game, Yang Hansen showed everyone his abilities. In just five minutes, he scored 14 points in a row, showing his all-round performance of outside three-pointers, back turns, fast break advancement, passing coordination, and defensive blocking. It is not too much to praise him as "Jokic Jr."
In addition, Yang Hansen was whistled for 5 fouls in this game and was substituted early. He committed 11 fouls in two games, which very intuitively shows that Yang Hansen still has a lot of room for improvement. He needs to improve his defensive skills and positional sense, change the "bad" defensive habits he has developed before, so that the coach's use of him will not be restricted due to foul problems.
The Trail Blazers are currently in a rebuilding period and can give young players more opportunities. Klingen, who is in competition with Yang Hansen, was a rookie player last year. Trail Blazers head coach Billups also gave Yang Hansen full trust. After a poor first preseason game, Billups made it clear after the game that he did not think Yang Hansen's NBA debut was bad, but he needed to slowly adapt to the NBA rhythm.
In such a team environment, if Yang Hansen can continue to maintain the level he did in the third quarter of the game against the Kings, he will win more opportunities and become an important part of the Trail Blazers' rotation.
Sitting on the bench in the NBA China game
Zeng Fanbo is still working hard for his contract
While the preseason is in full swing, Zeng Fanbo also followed the Brooklyn men's basketball team in two NBA China games in Macau and the Suns. Unfortunately, Zeng Fanbo did not have many performance opportunities, which highlighted his status as a marginal player in the team.
Zeng Fanbo and the Nets previously signed an "Exhibit 10 contract" (training camp or short-term contract), which was essentially just an invitation to the training camp, and basically sat at the end of the bench in the team.
In the first game in China, although he got about 10 minutes of playing time, he only touched the ball once and had no shooting opportunities. He ended up with 0 points, 1 steal, and 3 fouls. In the second game, Zeng Fanbo did not get a chance to play in the entire game.
In addition, the Nets have many forward players, including Porter Jr., Mann and other famous players with big contracts. If he wants to stay in the Nets, Zeng Fanbo needs to "kill" the other three forwards to win the Nets' only remaining two-way contract spot.. Compared with his competitors, Xiao Zeng is at a disadvantage in both personal ability and NBA resume. In the two Chinese games, Zeng Fanbo had very few opportunities, and obviously the opportunities left were not very big.
However, the door to the NBA will not be closed. If Zeng Fanbo can fully demonstrate his potential and characteristics in subsequent training camps or other games, there is still hope for a two-way contract. If this cannot be achieved, then he can still go to the Development League to play, or return to the CBA and continue to play for the Beijing Men's Basketball Team.
In any case, Yang Hansen and Zeng Fanbo have stepped out of their comfort zones and come to the NBA to pursue their dreams. In addition, there is Zhejiang men's basketball player Yu Jiahao who is pursuing his dream in Spain. Regardless of the final result of their challenge, these young people with higher pursuits will bring new hope to the future of the Chinese men's basketball team.
According to the NBA’s official schedule, the 2025-2026 regular season will officially start on October 22, 2025.
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