Y ang Hansen turned heads, opened eyes and elicited every other revelatory cliche with his NBA Summer League performance. The Portland Trail Blazers rookie models his game after three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, who has agreed to grant Hansen a special request on one condition.

Despite his early promise, Hansen will have to earn his respect on the court, as Nikola Jokic’s lighthearted response suggests.

Chinese prospect and Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen turned heads during the NBA Summer League, as he was compared with former MVP and NBA champion Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.