Yang Hansen ranked 25th in the center, and the famous reporter praised him for three reasons.

Recently, the US media "The Athletic" conducted its annual offseason player ranking. An unexpected surprise occurred on the center list - Yang Hansen, who was ranked 16th in the 2025 draft, was ranked 25th among all centers in the new season by "The Athletic". Xiao Yang has become the only rookie player selected. What is the specific level of 25th place in the center list? Let me put it this way, many No. 5 positions that have emerged or have been famous for a long time are behind Yang Hansen. For example, Mitchell Robinson and Levley II, who have both height and athletic ability, ranked 26th and 27th respectively. The "No. 1 pick" Ayton, who was spared to give Yang Teng a place, was only ranked 30th. This is really a bit contrary to Tiangang. Let’s not talk about the future development level. If Xiao Yang can reach Ayton’s strength level in the new season, then the majority of fans may be so happy that their noses are all out. Klingen, the main contender who shared playing time with Yang Hansen in the new season, failed to enter the top 40 on the list.

For such an arrangement, the author and famous reporter Zach Harper did not hide his love for Yang Hansen at all. He wrote in the article: "I am completely attracted by Yang Hansen! I don't care how long it takes for him to realize his potential. Anyway, I will bet Xiao Yang all over. With his skills and figure, he will immediately become the top 25 big man in the league." It can be seen that Harper praises Yang Hansen. At the same time, he can clearly realize that this writer does not shy away from the factors involved in his personal preferences. Xiao Yang needs to prove that he is the top 25 center in the league through talent fulfillment, and he certainly does not have the ability to match.

Of course, Yang Hansen's ability to gain such popularity and attention did not come out of thin air. First of all, Xiao Yang's trial and summer league show some fascinating traits - it can vaguely allow people to see the shadow of the young version of Jokic. Yang Hansen averaged 10.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 blocks in the summer league. The data was not particularly amazing, but his victory was that he had a comprehensive skill and a high football quotient. If he really practiced it and made the phrase "Chinese teacher appointment" a reality, the Trail Blazers would make a lot of money.

Secondly, Yang Hansen's shortcomings exposed in the summer league are understandable. As a No. 5 position with support ability, Yang Hansen averaged 3.8 turnovers per game in the summer league, and the assist-returnover ratio was even lower than 1, which made many fans worried about this. But industry insiders have different opinions. Sean Haijin, a reporter from Rose Garden News, mentioned in the article: Some mistakes in Yang Hansen's summer league are due to the lack of ability and inability to receive the ball. If the targets of these passes are Sharp or Avdia, they can definitely be converted into exciting cooperation.

Finally, the recent performance of the men's basketball teammates has also invisibly raised everyone's expectations for Yang Hansen. The Chinese team performed the best performance in the past decade in this Asian Cup journey. They passed the hurdles and advanced to the finals. When facing the powerful Australian men's basketball team, they forced the Kangaroos to a desperate situation and lost with only 1 point. This has to make everyone re-examine the strength of the men's basketball team. Although Yang Hansen did not play in this Asian Cup, there is an old saying, "When playing chess with a bad chess, the more you play, the more you become, the more you play." If the level of the men's basketball team is generally low, then Yang Hansen's achievements in the CBA will immediately lose their value; on the contrary, when the men's basketball team shows the level of being in line with the world basketball world, Yang Hansen, as the team's ace, will be even more optimistic.