Friend and enemy Klingen: Confronting Yang Hansen every day and making progress together

After Ayton left, competition for the Blazers' center position in the new season became fierce. Judging from the current situation, Klingen is still the coaching staff's best choice for the starting position. As a rookie and substitute, Yang Hansen's first competition target is Klingen. However, the relationship between the two is anything but hostile. As teammates, the two players compete against each other and encourage each other during daily training.

"We train together every day, blocking each other's rebounds. This kind of competition is good for each other. He is similar in size to me and has certain confrontation capabilities, which allows me to better deal with the situations I encounter in the league in the future. Of course, for him, I can see his efforts on offensive rebounds, and these efforts have brought significant results." Klingen said in an interview.

In the first home game of the preseason, Yang Hansen scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks, including 14 points in the third quarter. Such an outstanding performance was Yang Hansen's breakout after a sluggish debut in the preseason. In Klingen's view, Yang Hansen has enough potential, but a stable role is never achieved overnight. He needs to wait for opportunities and remain patient.

"I told him to stay patient. After all, the NBA is different from the games he has experienced before. His opportunities will always come. You see in the game against the Kings a few days ago, Yang Hansen has already demonstrated his own strength."