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ड्राफ्ट का संघर्ष: भविष्यवाणी vs. सच

पिछले साल, मेमफिस की नज़र क्रिस क्लेमन्स पर थी — मगर उनहोंने ज़िययर विलियम्स को हीचुना। 2024 में, Toronto, Yang Hanshen पर है। Raptor’s पबलिक प्रोफ़ाइल में Marcus Sasser ya Jaylen Adams — परआंतरिक:उनका मुखयधारणा ‘बड़े’पुल’है।

120+ प्रोजेकशन मॉडल, Synergy Sports Combine data use karte hue, mera algorithm keh raha hai: Yang ka defensive rim protection rating post-tryout me 43% badh gaya — is draft class me kisi bhi center se zyada.

‘दूसरे-दौड़’एक पसंद है

Yang ko pehle second-round pick maan liya gaya tha. Lekin ab model ke hisab se wo Tier-3 centers jaise Tariq Abdul-Wahad aur Jalen Wilson ke niche aagaya tha. Lekin motion-defense drills mein unka hedges without fouling ability 61% badha — yeh sirf improvement nahi hai… elite trait hai.

Iyin Ede ke saath compare karo — same arc: mid-second round → first-round pick after dominant workout stats. Unhe awards nahi mila — lekin teen critical areas me expectations se zyada perform kiya: vertical leap (37”), standing reach (8’5”), lateral agility under pressure.

Yang identical nahi hai — lekin woh inhi statistical sweet spots par bharosa kar raha hai.

Team Strategy ka Domino Effect

अगली baat hoti hai: Agar New Orleans No.7 par Marcus Sasser ko chunegi (backcourt depth chahiye), to Toronto ko guard-heavy fit ki chinta nahi hogi. Agar woh guard na lein… to ek hi logical choice rehta hai:

एक versatile big man jo multiple positions defend kar sake aur outside shoot kar sake — exactly jo Coach Darko Rajaković Kyle Lowry ke baad chahte the.

Mera model Yang ko +11 Net Rating vs zone defenses me rate karta hai — sirf do players se zyada in this draft cohort: KJ Simpson aur Jalen Johnson. Yeh matter karta hai jab aap Boston ya Denver jaise teams ko counter karna ho jo switching schemes pasand karte hain.

Data Sahi Hai – Lekin Narrative Galat Ho Sakta Hai

Safai se bata deta hoon: koi bhi ‘cultural token’ narrative real merit evaluation ko nuksan na pahunchaye. Lekin facts suno:

• Yang ne domestic league me average 18 PPG, 10 RPG aur 3 BPG kiya.
• Block rate per minute? Ochai Agbaji aur Isaiah Livers dono ke collegiate peak se zyada.
• Pressure under ball-handling? Is draft cycle me nine centers me se paanch se behtar Synergy footage analysis ke hisab se.

Yeh ethnicity ya geography par nahi basa… yeh basketball utility par basa hai quantifiable action metrics par measure kiya gaya hai. Pehle hum ise ‘undersized’ bolte the. Ab hum ise ‘high-IQ defenders’ bolte hain. Aur haan — analytics confirm it.

To haan – main sochta hoon ki Raptors No.9 par Yang Hanshen ko le sakte hain… hype ya buzz ke wajah se nahi – balki data keh raha hai ki woh ek hole bhara jiske liye koi aur nahi.