Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

You see, in Hansen Yang’s worldview—likely shaped by deep Confucian rotational ethics and perhaps even ancestral whispers from the late Qing dynasty—a teammate wearing a headband carries an unspoken Mandate of Heaven.

To don the headband is not simply a fashion choice—it is a sacred oath of perimeter integrity. So when said headband-wearer failed to rotate to the corner three, Hansen, channeling the spirit of a frustrated Manchu bannerman, had no choice but to shove him sideways like a disloyal eunuch in the Forbidden City.

It wasn’t personal.
It was dynastic.
The headband had brought shame.
And Hansen was simply restoring balance to the Celestial Floor.

 

Great post! I saw some of that as well and it was so exciting to see.
And you are right about his heart. And his smile! If he plays well and is happy and continues to smile like he did last night, the Blazers might get overwhelmed with the media blowing up this year.

 

Says Jokic is his idol and he'll ask for his autograph when he plays against him for the first time lol.

Mentioned he enjoys it when the game gets physical and Billups told him to just have fun.

 

You could tell he welcomes the physical aspect of the game, based on his behavior, reactions and smiles right after a hit. There was one drive, he took it to the hole, got bumped and pushed through and the look of determination on his face reminded me of Bruce Lee's face when landing a blow.

I haven't been more excited about Blazer basketball since the wave!

 

One thing is very clear to me after watching him...... he is definitely not a second round pick. I'm not sure why so many draft analysts got that wrong. Was he worth the 16th pick? We shall see, but I don't think there's any way he would have slipped to the second round. He probably wouldn't have made it past Brooklyn.

 

We were smart enough to drop to get him. Depending on how he looks at 23, we might be giving this draft an A++ retroactively

 

We also got a first round pick.

That's why I wanted so see that coward play since his suckcess will be measured against Yang