The Jazz Must Select Hansen Yang at 21

[KqWIN]

I have no idea what to think of Yang as a player, but there is a 99% chance he gets drafted by the Nets right?

 

[homeytennis]

I noticed that former Jazz great Damian Jones has very similar stats in that league this year.

 

[slc]

Not sure about Yang at #21
Do Jazz really want another Bradley or Udoka pick

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Not sure about Yang at #21
Do Jazz really want another Bradley or Udoka pick

Bradley getting minutes in the playoffs

 

[homeytennis]

Bradley getting minutes in the playoffs

He also had some sweet, sweet moments in the GLeague the last two seasons.

 

[slc]

He also had some sweet, sweet moments in the GLeague the last two seasons.

Maybe Jazz can re-sign Bradley as their backup center

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

Bradley has played 24 minutes in the playoffs and has been nuked in those 24 minutes.

 

[homeytennis]

Tony was trying to catch onto a team last summer league and there was apparently not a lot of interest.

 

[NUMBERICA]

The problem with these unathletic centers with outdated skillsets is that no modern NBA team is going to grind their offense to a halt to cater to them. Edey is a great example. Whenever Memphis has gone into "All right all right, give the kid the ball... sheesh" mode, it's been an absolute disaster. When you can only (sometimes) score by setting up shop in the low block and backing in until you're in jump hook range, it just kills everything around you. No spacing, no passing lanes, the defense rests. You better hit like 90% of those hooks to make it worthwhile.

I have zero idea why Hansen is guarded all the way to the perimeter in China like he's Steph Curry, but that's not gonna happen in the NBA. Whenever he shoots it looks like he's trying to break the backboard, so big men defenders in the League will happily either let him do that, or spin in place at the 3pt line looking for a handoff target. He won't be flinging those silly thread-the-needle passes to cutters.

Once again – forget counting stats, awards and highlights from inferior leagues and focus on how the skills translate to the NBA. In this case, they don't.

There’s a reason why almost nobody plays like this anymore, and the only ones that do have post-players that are MVP calibre. It’s bad basketball unless captained by an elite talent.

I’ll believe that Yang is that guy when I see it. I anticipate that there will be several other players left on the board I would prefer to Yang when we get to 21 on draft night.

 

[str8line]

A lot of you are going to eat your words when it comes to Yang. He's the real deal.

 

[homeytennis]

A lot of you are going to eat your words when it comes to Yang. He's the real deal.

He may be but Kenny, Bazely, Frank Jackson and Kyle Fogg put up some eye popping stats in that league this year and Ainge moved on from all of them. The powers that be might not be impressed with Mr. Yang.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

When the Blazers worked out Yang the other bigs were Newell/Fleming, so he's working out with bigs who are projected late lotto to early 20's...