On April 11, Beijing time, the CBA playoffs 12-8 continued tonight, and in a high-profile game, the Qingdao team lost 96-101 at home to the Guangzhou team. Yang Hansen, who made his CBA career playoff debut, did not perform very well, scoring 7 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 4 blocks on 2-of-8 shooting, while also committing 7 turnovers.
In the hearts of many basketball fans, Yang Hansen is the hope for the future of Chinese basketball. But judging from Yang Hansen's performance tonight, it is clear that Yang Hansen is still far from the expectations of fans. But then again, in reality, compared to the playoff debuts of other Chinese basketball seniors, Yang Hansen's playoff debut was not the worst.
Let's take a look at Yao Ming first. On March 1, 1998, Yao Ming ushered in the playoff debut of his CBA career, playing 40 minutes in the game against the Beijing team, scoring 8 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in 3 of 10, and the Shanghai team finally lost. In contrast, Yang Hansen is much better than Yao Ming.
Then there is Yi Jianlian. On March 19, 2003, Yi Jianlian ushered in his CBA career playoff debut, scoring 16 points and 8 rebounds on 5-of-5 shooting, helping the Guangdong team defeat the Shandong team 135-109.
Then came Zhou Qi. In his first season in the CBA, Zhou Qi did not play in the playoffs, and it was not until the second season of the CBA that he ushered in his first trip to the CBA playoffs. In his playoff debut on February 15, 2016, Zhou Qi scored 14 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals and 2 blocks to help Xinjiang beat Beijing 117-1085.
Finally, there is Wang Zhelin. Perhaps Wang's stats aren't comparable, as he didn't play the playoffs for the first time until the seventh season of his CBA career. On March 17, 2019, Wang Zhelin scored 21 points, 15 rebounds and 1 block on 7-of-15 from the field and 7-of-12 from the free-throw line in his playoff debut. At this time, Wang Zhelin was already at his peak, and the current Yang Hansen was still a child.
In addition, the statistics of other outstanding centers in Chinese basketball who made their playoff debuts in the CBA are:
Wang Zhizhi 14 points and 8 rebounds;
Battle 18 points and 8 rebounds;
唐正东22分14篮板3盖帽。