Yang Hansen's Minutes Are Trending Up for Portland After a Buried Rookie Year
Yang Hansen is no longer just end-of-bench depth for Portland. The 7-1 center is not on the injury report and has logged real minutes in his last three outings, a shift from the token appearances that defined most of his rookie season.
By the Trail Blazers Nightly Desk · updated 3 d ago01The story of the nightA Rookie Season Spent Mostly WatchingYang Hansen's rookie year with Portland was a redshirt season in everything but name.
Yang Hansen's rookie year with Portland was a redshirt season in everything but name. The 7-1 center out of Zibo appeared in 43 games but averaged only 7.0 minutes, finishing with 2.2 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. His shooting numbers were rough across the board: 31.0 percent from the field, 11.9 percent from three, 82.4 percent at the line, and a 41.3 true shooting mark. His plus-minus sat at minus-2.3, and a 19.6 usage rate showed the ball found him more than playing time did.
02More Run in His Last Three GamesHansen's recent minutes look different.
Hansen's recent minutes look different. Against Golden State on October 16 he played 20.4 minutes, finishing with 6 points and 7 rebounds in a loss. On October 13 he logged 12.0 minutes with 4 points and 6 rebounds in a win over Sacramento, and on October 7 he put up 6 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in 12.0 minutes in a win over Golden State. That is a jump from the 1-to-2 minute cameos he was getting late last season. He remains off the injury report.
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