3-for-2! Latest trade proposal! US media suggests Yang Hansen joins the Bucks

US media outlet FW recently proposed a trade scenario as follows:

Trail Blazers receive Herro and LeVert;

Bucks receive Sharpe, Henderson, and Yang Hansen.

If this trade were to be completed, it could effectively help the Trail Blazers address the issue of overcrowding in the backcourt and frontcourt. Currently, the team has five guards: Lillard, Morant, Holiday, Sharpe, and Henderson; and centers include Clingan, Williams, Yang Hansen, Carlson, and Porter.

In any case, being traded is not necessarily a bad thing. A change of scenery might bring a new beginning, allowing him to fully realize his potential.

Yang Hansen, as the 16th overall pick in the first round of the 2025 draft, could only play the role of third center for the Trail Blazers last season. His stats are as follows:

In the regular season, he played 43 games (1 start), averaging 7 minutes, 2.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists, with field goal percentage of 31% and three-point percentage of 11.9%.

In the G League, he played 19 games (all starts), averaging 30.8 minutes, 16.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.5 blocks, with field goal percentage of 59% and three-point percentage of 31.8%.

This summer league, Yang Hansen continued to play for the Trail Blazers, averaging 24.3 minutes, contributing 13 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 blocks, with shooting percentages of 56.8% and 44.4%. He is currently undergoing personal training and will then return to China to represent the Chinese men's national basketball team in the first window of the second phase of the World Cup qualifiers (against Qatar on August 27 and against Lebanon on August 31).

By the way, there has been a piece of news that could shake the entire Asian basketball world.That is, Rui Hachimura announced his return to the Japanese men's national basketball team. The last time he wore the national team jersey was at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is expected to play in the World Cup qualifiers on August 27 against Saudi Arabia and on August 31 against Qatar.

Last season, Rui Hachimura played for the Lakers, averaging 11.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in the regular season, with shooting percentages of 51.4% and 44.3%. This year in the playoffs, he averaged 17.5 points, 4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, with shooting percentages of 54.9% and 56.9%. This summer, he signed a 2-year, $28 million contract with the Clippers.

The full-strength Japanese men's basketball team is about to take the court.