The NBA Summer League is still ongoing, and today the Trail Blazers met the Rockets in a match. In the end, Yang Hansheng achieved 8 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks, demonstrating his all-around ability once more. Having represented the Trail Blazers in 4 Summer League games, Yang Hansheng has nearly averaged 11+5+4 across these matches, effectively showcasing his personal technical characteristics.
Through these 4 games, fans in the U.S. have gained a comprehensive understanding of Yang Hansheng's skill set. He has made it clear to everyone that he possesses exceptional basketball IQ, excellent passing ability, a refined shooting touch, and finishing skills around the basket. However, these 4 games also revealed some of Yang Hansheng's issues, such as his physicality and stamina. When facing some stronger interior players, his physicality definitely needs improvement. Additionally, he is prone to having the ball stripped during plays, which are aspects he needs to focus on going forward. Of course, this is just the beginning, as he has not faced NBA-level talent before, so he still needs to adapt in certain situations.
Although Yang Hansheng showed some weaknesses in these 4 games, the management is particularly impressed by his basketball IQ. In these games, the interior players matched up against Yang Hansheng seemed to lack his versatility. Some players, like this year's 13th pick Quinn, have strong offensive skills but lack solid defensive capabilities. Others may have quick footwork but struggle with finishing at the rim. Only Yang Hansheng offers a balanced skill set, and the interior players he faced do not possess his basketball intelligence.
What excites the Trail Blazers the most is Yang Hansheng's basketball IQ, as many skills can be improved through training, but basketball IQ and passing ability are not easily developed later; these are often innate talents. Thus, the Trail Blazers view Yang Hansheng as a player with great potential, which explains why they chose him at the 16th pick in the first round. We can anticipate that the Trail Blazers will invest significant effort into developing Yang Hansheng, as he indeed has the potential to become the next Jokic, and some of his skills are already impressively remarkable.