The Trail Blazers played against the Warriors again. Hansen Yang scored 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. The pressure on Klingen doubled.

On October 15, the NBA preseason continued. The Trail Blazers played against the Warriors again. In this game, Chinese player Yang Hansen came off the bench for 20 minutes and 11 seconds and scored 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Compared with the first preseason game against the Warriors, Yang Hansen has improved a lot and is much more stable and calm; although the Trail Blazers suffered a reversal when leading by up to 18 points, they achieved the purpose of preseason training, which is also worthwhile.

Six days ago, Yang Hansen's first preseason game in his NBA career was against the Warriors. In that game, he played 21 minutes and 13 seconds and only scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. He also had 4 turnovers and 6 fouls. At that time, many fans said that Yang Hansen could not adapt to the rhythm of the NBA at all, and even asked him to return to China early so as not to be embarrassed in the NBA. However, the Blazers' head coach trusted him and gave him a lot of encouragement and support. Against the Kings on October 11, Yang Hansen played for 17 minutes and 8 seconds, making 5 of 8 shots and scoring 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 blocks. He responded fiercely to the anti-fan fans with his strength.

Although Yang Hansen's statistics in today's game were not as good as in the previous game, he was able to score 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block against the Warriors. His 6 rebounds in a single game also refreshed his personal preseason record. Next, the Trail Blazers will face the Jazz the day after tomorrow (October 17th), which is also the last game of the preseason this season. I hope that Yang Hansen can continue to work hard, produce good data, and strive for more playing time in the regular season.

Today, Trail Blazers starting center Donovan Klingen talked about Yang Hansen in an interview. He said, "I will tell Yang Hansen to be patient, and his opportunity will always come." In today's game, Klingen started for 19 minutes and 54 seconds, made 6 of 11 shots, and scored 15 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. He was the only player from both teams to get a double-double in this game. Trail Blazers reporter Yovic updated social media after the game. The content was an interview and questions about Avdija. He (Avdija) said that I like this kid (Yang Hansen) and I hope to give him more help. His English is not very fluent yet. I will learn some simple Chinese to tell him whether he needs to turn left or right on the court.

Klingen was the seventh overall pick in the first round of the NBA last year. He is 2.19 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.29 meters. In his rookie season, he played 67 games for the Trail Blazers, including 37 starts. He averaged 6.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.6 blocks in 19.8 minutes per game, and shot 53.9% from the field. Klingen was also selected to the All-Rookie Second Team last season. Klingen will most likely be the Trail Blazers' starting center in the regular season of the new season, with Yang Hansen as his substitute. The two of them will share 48 minutes together. If Yang Hansen can average more than 20 minutes of playing time per game in his rookie season and averages around 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, he is also expected to be selected for the All-Rookie Team.

From the current point of view, Klingen is undoubtedly the best choice for the Trail Blazers' starting center. His movement speed, confrontation ability, and ability to get stuck under the basket and grab rebounds are stronger than Yang Hansen. However, Yang Hansen's three-point shooting ability, high post support and ability to deal cards at the top of the arc are stronger. The two are different types of inside players, and there is no direct competitive relationship yet. In the new season, Klingen and Yang Hansen should not have much time on the court at the same time, and most of the time should be used separately. From this game, we can see that Klingen has made a lot of progress, and we can also see his desire for victory and data. Young people like this are the future of the Trail Blazers.