Yang Hansen becomes a potential choice for the Nets! Two key factors exposed 2.21m center forward is a competitor?

On May 18, Beijing time, the American media "Sports Illustrated" wrote an article discussing the Nets' draft, mentioning Chinese center Yang Hansen and Australian center Zikarski, believing that these two interior players are possible targets that the Nets may be interested in.

The Nets have five draft picks (No. 8, No. 19, No. 26, No. 27, No. 36) this year. University of Oklahoma point guard Jeremiah Fils has completed a tryout for the Nets, a player who is a potential target for the Nets' No. 8 pick. General manager Shaun Marks and assistant general manager B.J. Johnson are scouting players at all positions and leagues. Hansen Yang and Zikalski can bring depth to the Nets' interior line.

Nets head coach Jody Fernandez has said, "If you always attack through pick-and-roll, the opponent is too easy to predict. If the big guy can make a hand-to-hand pass...... It will help improve our ball transfer and half-court attacking tempo. ”

Sports Illustrated commented: If this is the tactical appeal of the coaching staff, why not try to bet on Chinese center Yang Hansen? The 19-year-old currently plays for Qingdao in the CBA, but has already faced NBA-level rivalries. He has represented the Chinese national team in the NBA Summer League and has also played against a number of young American talents such as Utah Jazz wing Cody Williams, draft favorites Dylan Harper, Tre Johnson, and Asa Newell.

Sports Illustrated said that Yang's biggest shortcoming is athleticism, but his strengths are also outstanding. "The big man of 2.16 meters moves slowly and has limited jumping ability. But he has amazing positional passing ability and an innate instinct for the game, and is extremely efficient when holding the ball in the low post, in the elbow area and from beyond the three-point line, which is a perfect fit for Fernandes' demands on the offensive end of the big man. ”

Nets owner Joe Tsai once said: "I have publicly said that if there are good Chinese players who want to enter the NBA, I will do everything I can to help them." The head coach's tactical appeal and the owner's words can be seen as the two key factors for Hansen Yang to join the Nets.

A potential rival for Yang is 2.21m Australian centre-forward Zikarski. His static talent is terrifying, and he also has a standing touch height of 2.91m. Sports Illustrated said that Zikarski chose not to participate in the match. The Australian centre-forward's draft is a mystery given his limited experience at a high level. How to amplify his physical strengths and stimulate the imagination of his potential may be the key to his higher draft pick.

The 18-year-old has played for the Brisbane Bullets through the NBL's "Rising Stars" program for the past two seasons, averaging 4.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.6 blocks in 11.8 minutes per game this season. Although the numbers are not impressive, the overall conditions are very attractive: in addition to his size and professional experience (rather than his immediate prowess), he is widely regarded through the NBA's global academy system, has a wealth of FIBA game footage, has performed well in events such as the Albert Schweitzer Cup, has a slender swimmer physique, has an Olympic medalist father and a triathlon mother. In addition, he only turned 19 after the draft, and if the No. 36 pick still picks him, the Nets have every reason to gamble.