2025-26 Season
HANSEN YANG
2025-26 Season
HANSEN YANG
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 93 Centers with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
A brutal adjustment to the sheer speed of the NBA defined the opening stretch of Hansen Yang's rookie campaign. He frequently looked lost in brief rotational cameos, bottoming out vs DAL on 12/29 with a disastrous -13.7 impact score. Rushed attempts and a complete inability to sync with the offense ruined his minutes that night. Even when he managed to generate decent box-score production, ugly shot selection dragged down his actual value. Look at his 18-minute outing vs OKC on 11/23, where he tallied 8 points but still posted a -0.9 impact because a heavy volume of forced interior shots destroyed his team's offensive rhythm. Still, Yang occasionally found ways to positively influence the game without scoring. During a quick five-minute stint vs CLE on 12/03, he recorded just 2 points but earned a +2.6 impact score by executing flawless defensive rotations and clogging passing lanes. To survive in this league, he must process the floor faster instead of chucking up panicked looks.
This stretch of the season was defined by a desperate, often painful struggle to adapt to the sheer velocity of the NBA game. When handed an extended look on 01/07 vs HOU, Yang looked entirely overwhelmed. He logged a brutal -13.7 impact score that night because disjointed offensive possessions and an inability to process the game's pace completely derailed his minutes. He was a glaring negative. Instead of letting the offense come to him, he routinely forced terrible outside shots or rushed off-balance attempts in the paint. Yet, when he finally stopped overthinking and relied on simple fundamentals, he found ways to tilt the floor. Despite scoring just two points on 02/11 vs MIN, he posted a stellar +6.1 impact by providing immediate defensive activity and executing his role flawlessly. He mirrored that disciplined approach on 03/23 vs BKN, generating a +4.2 impact through smart positional awareness and verticality around the basket rather than hunting empty stats.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Yang has posted negative impact in 98% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 17% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Yang locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Flat trajectory all season — first-half impact -10.2, second-half -9.2. No major shifts, which fits with the overall steadiness.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 1 games. Longest cold streak: 41 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 61 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
43 games played
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