On December 14, the Zhejiang men's basketball team will compete with the Qingdao men's basketball team in the CBA regular season at home. A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that Eugene Parker, the NBA's director of international player operations, will inspect Yang Hansen on the spot. Previously, multiple NBA scouts had already inspected Yang at the game site.
The 18-year-old has excellent physical condition and high skills under the basket, and has a lot of potential and room for development. In this year's U19 World Cup, Yang Hansen has attracted the attention of foreign ** and scouts. At that time, an English commentator praised Yang Hansen for "a bit of Jokic's shadow" after seeing Yang Hansen's performance. According to a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, Yang Hansen had already attracted the attention of some NBA scouts at that time. This is Young's first year playing in the CBA, but he is already outstanding in a lot of key stats. Including points per game, rebounds and blocks, etc., they are ranked first or second on the team. Yang Hansen is seen by the outside world as the most likely Chinese player to land in the NBA. However, both Yang Hansen and Qingdao have tried their best to avoid these issues, and they do not want them to affect the players and the team's season progress.
Recently, several NBA teams have arranged for special personnel to visit the scene** and inspect Yang Hansen's performance. Initially, the Trail Blazers arranged for two assistants to the general manager to come and inspect Yang Hansen, one of whom was also a draft expert. After that, Kevin Connelly, the younger brother of the Timberwolves president, also visited Yang Hansen on the spot.
In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, Kevin also gave a template for Yang Hansen to learn Xi: offensive Xi Jokic and Shen Jing. Defensive Xi Gobert, Lopez. In addition, according to a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, there will be more NBA scouts to investigate Yang Hansen in the future. It can be seen that Yang Hansen's talent has been widely recognized.
At the same time, there are also high-level officials in the NBA to inspect Yang Hansen. Eugene Parker, the NBA's head of international player operations, has been scouting young international players for many years, and he's experienced in this area. Moreover, Eugene also has a lot of connections with Chinese players. For example, Cui Yongxi of the Guangzhou men's basketball team participated in the NBA academy program, and Eugene was one of the people in charge.
Text: Beijing Youth Daily reporter Song Xiang.
Edited by Chu Peng.