开拓者媒体记者Eric Brandt昨晚在播客节目中“Blazers Uprise”中谈到了杨瀚森。

原文如下（删减小部分）

He appears awkard on the court and still doesn't know how to make use of his body. Yang often charges around on the field, causing himself and his opponents to fall, which gives him a somewhat out-of-control feeling. I really can't see how he could reach the level of the NBA.
Eric Brandt

内容的大概意思就是认为杨瀚森没办法适应NBA的节奏，显得太过于笨拙，场上横冲直撞显得鲁莽，导致自己和对手摔倒，总是有点失控的感觉。各个方面都看不出任何达到NBA标准，现在的能力还匹配不上NBA的水平。

这番话彻底惹怒了很多中国球迷，随后很多中国球迷开始到这位记者账号底下留言和回应。赛季至今杨瀚森代表球队出战32场常规赛，场均贡献2.2分1.7篮板，但是效率很低。作为内线投篮命中率只有29.3%，三分球命中率更是只有13.5%，这也让很多开拓者媒体甚至是球迷都失去了信心。