Decentralizing to the Development League is not a bad thing! If Zhou Qi’s numbers cannot be achieved, it may be difficult for Yang Hansen to truly gain a foothold in the NBA.

Failed to seize the opportunity to perform in the regular season, Yang Hansen was recently demoted to the Trail Blazers Development League mixed team. In fact, as early as after the regular season gradually faded out of the rotation, fans had already expected that Yang Hansen would go to the Development League. Considering that he did not get many opportunities in the Trail Blazers, it is not a bad thing for Yang Hansen to be transferred to the mixing team this time.

In the NBA over the past few years, many first-round picks have been sent to the Development League in their rookie seasons, so Yang Hansen does not need to be too anxious. If he can prove himself in the Development League, the Trail Blazers, who already value him, will definitely call him back.

But from another perspective, if Yang Hansen fails to seize the opportunity to experience in the Development League and cannot perform well here, then his NBA career will be more dangerous. Therefore, what kind of statistics will Yang Hansen produce in the Development League before he can have a chance to gain a foothold in the NBA in the future?

Take the "Cake King" Capela who returned to the Rockets this season. In the 2014 draft, he entered the NBA with the 25th pick in the first round. In his rookie season, Capela only played 12 games for the Rockets, averaging 2.7 points and 3 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game. However, after being transferred to the Vipers of the Development League that season, Capela played 38 games, averaging 16.1 points and 9.7 rebounds in 24.4 minutes per game.

In the second season, Capela has basically become the main rotation of the Rockets. In the 15-16 season, Capela played 77 games for the Rockets, averaging 19.1 minutes of playing time, scoring 7 points and 6.6 rebounds, and later became the core of the Rockets.

In addition, Zhou Qi was also transferred to the Development League by the Rockets in his rookie season. At that time, he played 24 games for the Vipers, averaging 25.5 minutes per game, scoring 11 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists. In other words, if Yang Hansen cannot average about 15+8 per game in the Development League, it will be very difficult to secure a rotation position in the Trail Blazers.

In fact, when Yang Hansen was just selected by the Trail Blazers, the team waived Ayton. This move already gave Yang Hansen a lot of face. Before Lowe came back, the team also gave him rotation time in the first quarter. However, it turned out that Yang Hansen was not ready to play in the NBA either on or off the court.

In short, Yang Hansen was sent to the Development League and must produce convincing statistics. If he cannot prove himself in the Development League, this will not only disappoint the Blazers management and coaching staff, but also make Chinese fans regret Yang Hansen's NBA trip.