Yang Hansen’s good helper! Analysis of whether Henderson’s passing skills and vision can help Xiao Yang play better

After Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers this summer, a large number of fans quickly flooded into this team with low traffic. Everyone wants to see Yang Hansen's wonderful performance in the new season, but as we all know, part of the performance of the inside depends on the outside. Looking at the lineup list, Lillard, who has hidden dangers of injury, is the only serious backcourt of Holiday and Henderson, and Xiao Yang is likely to have a lot of cooperation with them in the new season.

In 2023, the Trail Blazers selected him with the third pick. After Lillard left the team, Henderson was praised as the core of reconstruction. In the rookie season, he immediately hit the "rookie wall". His assists and turnovers were bleaker in five starts (23 assists and 20 mistakes), 2 of 21 three-pointers, and his right ankle sprain and bone contusion were missed 9 games. He averaged 5+ assists per game in both seasons, which is pretty good for a team with weak strength and teammates who only want to fight alone. Last season, he was the one with the team's highest assists per game.

This issue will specifically talk about Henderson's passing level and vision.

See Ayton's quick and easy way down in time When the lob ball is caught in an empty match, the defender reacts through the rhythm changes, and then finds Klingen at the basket, which is also a pick-and-roll, but it is not just a pass to the basket. After reading the defender, Grant is caught in the pick-and-roll, and after Ayton finished pick-and-roll, Henderson understood it and gave him a hit. After the mid-range shot is hit, he saw Zach breaking deeper while defending him, and he took the ball to the pick-and-roll for Rowe. Gobert retreated to the defense, and did not rush to pass the ball, and then gave him an empty shot to the paint area. This combination may be often seen in the new season. The center handed him and gave him a short and smooth pass. His pocket pass was also very good. During the breakthrough, you can also see the cut in Rowe. The time difference between the defenders was captured and the lob gave Ayton. Of course, a rookie who has only played in the league for two years. You can't expect him to make experienced passes and have an excellent overall view, but because his three-point shooting is not very good, offense launch usually requires inside players to perform pick-and-roll, and Yang Hansen can also diversify the offense. When he is in the high position, Henderson can cut through the speed without the ball.

So what kind of chemical reaction do you think Yang Hansen and him will have?