Can Yang Hansen reach Yao Ming s height? I think it s so bad, because great centers are born

Yang Hansen successfully entered the NBA with the 16th place in the first round, which is something that Chinese fans are delighted.

Many people are full of expectations for Yang Hansen's future, hoping that he will be the next Yao Ming and become a world-class great center.

But can Yang Hansen do this? I personally have a skeptical attitude towards this. Because all the great centers in history are born. When they participated in the NBA draft, most of them were draft No. 1 picks.

Let's look at the great centers in NBA history.

Starting from Jabbar, Olajuwon, Ewing, David Robinson, O'Neal, Duncan, and Yao Ming. They are all top scorers!

If you look at the history of the NBA carefully, the only center who can be called "great" is Jokic, who was selected in the 41st pick in the second round, is missed.

Why is this?

This is because the center position relies very much on physical talent, and the center needs to fight at the basket, so the center basically relies on the body to make a living. As for the physical talent, you can see this when the player is young. Excellent centers are all talented and can stand out among their peers with their good looks given by their parents.

Centers of course also require skills and experience. But without excellent physical talent as the foundation, it will be useless.

This is not like a defender. There are many people in the great defenders who were not favored at the beginning, such as Kobe, and Ginobili, etc., not to mention. But these defenders are different from centers. They have a broader stage and don’t have so many opportunities for hand-to-hand combat. Many times they can break through a thousand pounds with clever tricks. Therefore, a defender player can still reach a very high level even if his qualifications are relatively mediocre.

To be fair, Yang Hansen's physical condition is definitely not top-notch. His height is 2.18 meters, which is of course very impressive, but in the NBA, which is very popular, this is nothing. Center forwards like Yao Ming and Wenban Yama have a physical advantage at a glance. Yang Hansen is far inferior to Yao Ming and Wenban Yama in this regard.

Although Yang Hansen's movement ability is very good, he has not reached a level that is much better than other centers. In fact, it was completely beyond everyone's expectations that he was able to be selected with the 16th pick. Therefore, we can say that from the perspective of fans from all over the world, Yang Hansen is definitely not the great center forward that everyone expects.

Therefore, as Chinese fans, we should also keep a normal mind about Yang Hansen. The requirements for Yang Hansen must not be too high, and we must not maintain too high expectations for Yao Ming as we had expected.

And for Yang Hansen, the first thing he needs to consider is not whether he can reach Yao Ming's level, but how can he gain a foothold in the NBA and become a player who can enter the normal rotation lineup.

Once you can enter the rotation lineup, you can consider how to further improve your level and how to become a great player like a teacher.

Of course, if you want to be the second Jokic, then the hope is actually very slim. As a Chinese fan, we should not be too ambitious and not fantasize about the second one, Yao Ming and Jokic.

If Yang Hansen can become the second Vucevic, it would be a very remarkable achievement. Then the Chinese team's strength will be improved by more than one level. At least by then, the Chinese men's basketball team will be pinching the Olympic finals again.