Yang Hansen made his highly anticipated NBA debut with the Portland Trail Blazers, who fell to the Golden State Warriors 129-123 in their first preseason game. Hansen fouled out of the contest, finishing with four points, four rebounds, one assist, and four turnovers.
Although it's a limited sample size of just 21 minutes, we were still able to see how Hansen finally fared against NBA-level competition, which was one of the biggest question marks surrounding him as a prospect.
As expected, it was a mixed bag of both positive and negative takeaways. In those limited minutes, it was already apparent that Hansen still needs time to adjust to the speed of the NBA, needs to figure out how to optimize his strengths in his downsized role, and, most importantly.