Jokic is unprecedented, will Yang Hansen become the next Plumley?

Recently, Yang Hansen's outstanding performance in the NBA Summer League has made countless fans ecstatic and happy. The next Jokic praise is everywhere, but there are also many fans who pour cold water on them. They think that Yang Hansen is just the next Mason Plumley. Many fans don't like to listen to it, but I don't think this is a saying that belittles Xiao Yang. Plumley is a recognized player with "high ball skills and a little support". His career has been long, so it's okay to be Plumley. So today's star test will make a special comparison to see what similarities and differences are there between Yang Hansen and Plumley in the draft.

Although Plumley often performs abstractly on the court, his NBA career is definitely a success. The NBA arena is the most cruel arena of survival of the fittest. Every year, talented newcomers join the competition. May 12, 2025, US AI Apply CEO used Aidan Kramer to use his AI tools to count more than 4,500 players in NBA history. Finally, he concluded that the average career of NBA players is only 4.5 years. Among the five positions in the court, the average career of centers is 6 years, and the shortest shooting guard is only 4 years. Plumley has played in the NBA for 12 seasons and won the Hornets' veteran contract this season, so his career is very successful. Just imagine that if Yang Hansen can play in the NBA for more than 10 years and have a stable playing time, it will affect the viewing habits of a generation of Chinese basketball fans. Chinese sports media can wake up laughing when they dream. Although Plumley has not received a maximum salary contract (up to $14 million in annual salary), including the basic salary of veterans who joined the Hornets this year, the total career salary has accumulated to $82 million. Excluding tax payments and broker income, there is at least $30 million in net income, which is already very awesome.

In addition, it should be emphasized that after joining the league in 2013, he gradually caught up with the small ball trend. The big man of that era was completely the scope of the three-point shooter, and his living space was greatly compressed, but Plumley survived in this unfavorable situation.

Of course, Plumley's personal achievements were minimal. One of the main achievements was that he was selected as the first-team center of the rookie season with the 22nd pick and won fourth place in the Best Rookie selection. The best rookie of the year was Mike Carter Williams of the Philadelphia 76ers, but the rookie centers Plumley defeated that year were Adams, Antetokounmpo, (the two tied for 7th) Gobert and Cody Zeller.

Then he participated in a slam dunk contest in 2015. This slam dunk contest was the first time Zach Lavin's gods. Later, Lavin's classic slam dunk was played repeatedly as a classic, and Plumley, Antetokounmpo, and Oladipo all became the best supporting roles.

After talking about Mason Plumley's personal situation, we began to enter a more intuitive data comparison, first of all, in terms of physical talent (rounded by 3 decimal places).

Yang Hansen's physical test data are 2 meters tall, 16 meters wingspan, 2 meters 20 meters high, 2 meters 82 meters weight, 114.5 kg, 25.4 cm long, 28.6 cm wide, 11 seconds agility test, 11 seconds 79, 3 seconds 01, 3 quarter sprint 3 seconds 38, 66 cm standing bounce, and 76 cm maximum running bounce.

Then let's look at the physical test data of Plumley when participating in the draft in 2013. He is 2 meters 11, wingspan 2 meters 10, standing height 2 meters 74, weight 108 kg (currently gaining weight to 115 kg), palm length 24.7 cm, palm width 24.1 cm, directional agility test 10 seconds 89, fold back 2 seconds 76, three-quarter sprint 3 seconds 29, standing bounce 77 cm, maximum running bounce 91 cm, and 84 kg bench press event that year. Plumley pushed 14 times (I put it to compare with his center bench press results, Gobert 7 times, Adams 16 times, Cody Zeller 17 times, and the first Mbakway 21 times).

From the comparison of the physical test data of the two, it can be seen that Yang Hansen is stronger than Plumli in terms of height and arm span, but he is far inferior to Plumli in terms of dynamic physical talent in agility and athletic ability. Moreover, upper limb strength is the weakness of Chinese players, Gobert only pushed 7. I don’t think Yang Hansen will be stronger than Gobert.

Then I compared Plumley's draft review on the NBA DRAFT website to Xiao Yang.

Plumley's comprehensive score is 91 points and Xiao Yang's comprehensive score is 90 points, and it is a bit interesting. The draft template given by the NBA DARFT website at that time was set for Plumley as Chinese player Yi Jianlian.

Athleticism (sports ability) Plumley scored 9 points and Yang Hansen scored 6 points. Through the previous physical test data, you can see that Plumley is a big man who runs fast and jumps high, and his athletic ability is indeed very excellent. In comparison, Xiao Yang's athletic ability is slightly insufficient.

Size (size) Both scored 9 points, but Xiao Yang's height and wingspan were better than Plumley.

Defense both scored 7 points. Although Plumley is good at athleticism, he did not show suppressive defensive ability during the four-year NCAA game, so his defensive rating in the draft was low. It turns out that his defensive ability after joining the NBA is also at a general level. Judging from the summer league, Xiao Yang's defense is also a weakness in the NBA. When his athletic ability is limited and unfavorable, he can only put a lot of effort into defensive understanding and defensive tactic understanding.

Strength (Strength) Both of them have 8 points. Looking at the physical test data in the previous test, Plumley's bench press 14 times has been considered qualified. I think Xiao Yang is definitely lower than Plumley's score..

Quickness (Agility) Plumley has 8 points and Yang Hansen has 7 points. From the physical test, it can be seen that Plumley is very flexible as a 2-meter big man. I think it is precisely because of this that he has room for survival under the trend of small balls and can do his best to keep up with his opponents in the switch to defense. Xiao Yang's movement ability is good in the center, but it still cannot be compared with Plumley back then. Both

Leadership (Leadership) have 7 points. Plumley's score was slightly low at the time. He had become the team captain in his senior season at Duke University and served as the commander on both offense and defense. Of course, once he entered the NBA, he could only be a plug-in center with his talent and ability. Xiao Yang showed his leadership temperament on the summer league stage and frequently directed his teammates to run on both offense and defense, which is very rare for Chinese players.

Jump Shot (jump shot) both have 7 points. From a god's perspective, this score has been highly praised by Plumley. After joining the NBA, he almost completely gave up his jump shot skills and his free throw shooting rate is not high. Yang Hansen has shooting potential and his shooting range can even be expanded beyond the three-point line. With the trend of the league returning to the inside, both mid-range shots and three-point shots have become very important to the center. If Xiao Yang can practice his shooting skills solidly, his tactical role will be greatly enhanced.

NBA Ready (NBA Preparation) both have 8 points, which I think is a bit inappropriate. As an American player, Plumley has been growing up in the American basketball environment since childhood. He played for four seasons at Duke University. In the last year, he even scored a double-double of 10 rebounds and 17 points per game. He led the team to the NCAA March Crazy March Ultimate quarterfinals, which is basically equivalent to last year's Zach Edie's dominance, so he is completely prepared for the NBA. I think this score is at least 9, which should be higher than Yang Hansen.

Rebounding (rebound) both have 8 points. Plumley's athletic ability and body shape can have an advantage in competing for rebounds. Through the summer league, Xiao Yang has exposed the disadvantages of losing rebounds due to physical decline. Of course, he has done a good job in blocking people and helping his teammates grab rebounds. Defensive rebounds are the center's special ability, and Xiao Yang must put a lot of effort into this.

Potential both have 7 points. Plumley was already an older show full of college season when he participated in the draft, and basically had no potential to tap. However, Xiao Yang brought more expectations to fans through his performance in the summer league, hoping that he could continue to surprise fans.

Post Skills (low post killing move) Plumley scored 6 points, Yang Hansen scored 8 points, Plumley's scoring methods are basically high-altitude homework at the basket, second-point scoring for frontcourt rebounds, and layups at open positions. He does not know how to be low-post skills. One of the big selling points of Xiao Yang is that he has footwork skills at low posts, and the ball turns and ends at the basket are very smooth, and the low-post skills are also the most difficult to practice. The Golden State Warriors hired Jokic's center coach Deyan Milojevic to teach Wiseman, but he can't practice it at all. Howard spent a lot of money to hire "Dream Footsteps" center Olajuwon to teach alone when he was young, but he has not made much progress. Now the trend of the NBA has flowed back from magic ball three-pointers to slow inside. If Xiao Yang develops low-post skills, his tactical status will be greatly increased.

Intangibles (Intangible Assets) Plumley scored 7 points and Yang Hansen scored 8 points. This is also what many Yang Hei said. Xiao Yang has a Chinese market, and NBA managers also hope that Xiao Yang can play.

Finally, let's take a look at Plumley's data performance in the rookie season. He participated in 70 games, including 22 starts, and entered the playoffs with the team. He averaged 7.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 blocks, 1.1 turnovers, and 2.4 fouls. 95% of the scores came from the paint area. The main scoring method was to dunk under the basket, completing a total of 119 dunks, 122 free throws, 69 layups, 7 hooks, and 8 jump shots. The opponent averaged 8.1 shots in front of him, with a shooting percentage of 49%. The opponent's shooting percentage increased by 2.6 percentage points under his defense. It can be seen that Plumley's rookie season's offense and defense performance is relatively average. I hope Yang Hansen can get a good start in his rookie season.

Chinese basketball fans have seen and eaten it. We have witnessed Yao Ming's success with our own eyes, but it is precisely because of this that we hope that China can reach Yao Ming's height by making a center. This is like my ex-girlfriend is Dilraba. Then, in the future, other girls are almost interesting, so we compare Xiao Yang with various stars and hope that he can become the next star. But we also know how difficult it is to reach the NBA star level. No matter what, I hope Xiao Yang's career will be smooth sailing and leave a mark of his own name in the NBA.