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Yang Hansen 44th pick! US media announces the latest mock draft: Rockets choose European genius point guard with the 10th pick

5:15am, 25 May 2025Basketball

Yang Hansen was selected with 44th pick! The US media "hoopshype" announced the results of the latest simulation draft, and the Rockets used the No. 10 pick to choose European genius point guard Jakujonis.

No. 1 pick: Flag

Data: 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks. The three-point shooting percentage is 38.5%

Flag is recognized as the best rookie in the 25th. He has top comprehensiveness on both offense and defense, and his static and dynamic talents are excellent.

The offensive end conversion, fixed-point shooting and empty-cut ending are good things, and they also have excellent organizational skills. The individual singles and pick-and-roll creativity needs to be improved.

But considering that he has both prediction, arm span, explosive power and lateral movement speed on the defensive end, he is expected to grow into a defensive core, Flag is fully worthy of the No. 1 pick and looks very promising to play the role of the second-in-chief in a championship team.

No.: Harper

Data: 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.4 steals, with a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%

As the son of 5th-time champion Ron Harper, Dylan Harper has excellent basketball IQ, top organizational skills and comprehensive scoring methods. His court style is very similar to Brunson. He is very good at using cunning rhythm and footsteps to shake off the defenders, and his figure is taller, giving him better imagination space.

It’s just that his athletic talent is not explosive enough, especially after entering the NBA, plus the Spurs who hold the second pick already have Fox and Castle in the backcourt. Exchange for superstars such as Antetokounmpo is a more reliable choice for the Spurs.

Tanhua: Espeley

Data: 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1 steal, 1.3 blocks

Bayley is tall, has outstanding projection attributes, and is also an expert in conversion and offense. The template is Porter Jr., the Nuggets champion front line.

Bailey's shortcomings are the same as Porter Jr. The shooting choices are not reasonable enough, the shooting efficiency is not stable enough, and the overall three-point shooting percentage is only 34.6%. However, some US media have positioned its template as George, Tatum, or even Durant. After all, the template before Porter Jr. was also Durant.

However, Pele currently does not have reliable ball-holding ability and his defense is not stable enough. Ideally, he will go to a team with a bad play and get a lot of ball rights and polish it before he can grow into the offensive core. If he is selected by the 76ers team with a tie with a 30-year-old sign, he will most likely become an off-ball ending point like Porter Jr.

4-10: VJ Edgecom, Trey Johnson, Phils, Knuper, Maruach, Quinn and Yakujonis

Among them, the Dark Horse Rockets selected the European genius point guard Yakujonis with the No. 10 pick. He is one of the best point guards in the 25th class, with top organizational skills, outstanding body shape and comprehensive scoring methods.

Most importantly, Yakujonis is a natural stadium brain with excellent stadium vision and superb pick-and-roll skills. He can not only serve as a ball-holder but also as an end point without the ball. The ideal template is Halliburton and the weakened version of Doncic.

However, Yakujonis, who has a super high ceiling, has extremely obvious shortcomings. He lacks reliable projection and offensive threats, and his defensive end speed is not fast enough. In addition to his lack of explosive power, Yakujonis is a typical high-risk, high-reward rookie choice.

11-14: Boyles, Essenger, Jamin and Carter Bryant

44 pick: Yang Hansen

In addition, in this prediction of "hoopshype", Yang Hansen entered the top 60 for the first time and directly scored to the 44th pick, and is expected to be selected by the Jazz.

With his outstanding performance in the joint trial, Yang Hansen has currently received the attention of several NBA teams, and his draft prediction rankings have also risen.

Some optimistic US media have ranked it into the first round, but in most mainstream US media forecasts, Yang Hansen is expected to be selected 35-45 in the first round in the second round.

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