Trail Blazers Official Makes a Blunder! Mistakenly Lists Yang Hansen as Two-Way Contract, Fans Buzz About Trade Possibility

On March 5th Beijing time, the Trail Blazers official made a mistake on the injury list, erroneously marking Yang Hansen, who was sent to the G League, as a "Two-Way Contract." Yang Hansen was only assigned, yet he is still under a standard NBA contract.

Data indicates Yang Hansen's salary for this season is $4.42 million, and $4.64 million for the 2026-27 season, both fully guaranteed. For the 2027-28 season, it's $4.86 million, and $7.46 million for the 2028-29 season, with the last two years being team options.

The Trail Blazers' error was quickly pointed out by a fan named Nelson, who wrote, "Yang Hansen was assigned to the G League, not on a G League two-way contract." Subsequently, a fan named Buka engaged in a heated discussion with Nelson in the comments section.

Buka wrote, "Patience has run out, which means Yang Hansen has already been given up on by the Trail Blazers and might be traded in the offseason." Nelson responded, "Calm down, everyone. He's just a 20-year-old rookie who traveled halfway across the globe to play in the highest-level league. And anyway, the fact is the official PR made a mistake—he was assigned to the G League, but they wrote it as a two-way contract."

Buka replied again, "This shouldn't be an oversight; I think it's intentional, sending a signal." Nelson disagreed, writing, "What team would intentionally devalue their own first-round pick or young asset? Especially when you're saying they plan to trade him in the offseason."

Buka continued, "This is more than just devaluing; the Trail Blazers are ruining Yang Hansen. A No. 16 pick, getting no playing time, his developmental value isn't even that of a two-way player—that's the reality."

Nelson responded, "Bro, you're being ridiculous." Buka then said, "You should say that exact same thing to Chauncey Billups (Trail Blazers interim head coach)."

So far this season, Yang Hansen has played 37 games for the Trail Blazers, averaging only 7.4 minutes per game, with averages of 2.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.6 assists, shooting 29.7% from the field and 12.5% from three-point range.