Confirmed! The Trail Blazers have officially changed coaches! This is great news for Yang Hansheng.

It is well known,that Billups was apprehended by the FBI due to illegal gambling and was promptly ordered by the NBA to depart from the Trail Blazers...

According to insider Shams,Tiago Splitter has taken over from Billups as the interim head coach of the Trail Blazers.

Splitter’s arrival is good news for Yang Hansheng, as they have a genuine teacher-student bond. While serving as an assistant coach for the Trail Blazers, Splitter has been guiding Yang closely, almost acting as his personal trainer, frequently seen interacting together.

Moreover, as a former inside player, Splitter clearly understands how to utilize Yang Hansheng better than Billups, who played as a guard. Notably, during his time as an assistant coach with the Rockets, Splitter played a crucial role in the development of Sengun.

Undeniably, Billups cared a lot for Yang Hansheng, but his departure might actually be a blessing in disguise for our Chinese player.

In the Trail Blazers’ season opener, they lost 114-118 to the Timberwolves. Yang Hansheng made his NBA regular season debut, playing about five minutes, shooting 0 for 1, making 2 free throws out of 2 attempts, scoring 2 points with 1 rebound, and committing just one foul.