Comments on: Clippers 2027 Player Preview: Yanic Konan Niederhauser https://213hoops.com/clippers-2027-player-preview-yanic-konan-niederhauser/ L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:16:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.26 By: Thretch https://213hoops.com/clippers-2027-player-preview-yanic-konan-niederhauser/#comment-71865 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:16:57 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21736#comment-71865 I’m going to go against the grain here … but I was not impressed with YKN. I am definitely hopeful, but my expectations are low.

Every game I attended in which he played, he made a lot of mistakes. Poor decisions in the paint, inability to control the ball, not finishing much that wasn’t a dunk.

Yes, he was a rookie up against real NBA players, and maybe he improved later in the season when I didn’t watch. But what I saw was not promising.

So I don’t have the expectation that he is the starting C of the future. Not yet.

]]> By: SOY30 https://213hoops.com/clippers-2027-player-preview-yanic-konan-niederhauser/#comment-71864 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:13:31 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21736#comment-71864 So looking forward to YKN’s development this year & next. Was bummed when he went down with the injury last season because the opportunity was there & he was starting to show some really good signs. As mentioned in the article, we know he can rim-run & catch lobs, but I’m interested in seeing him developing his offensive game more: back-to-the-basket, post game, and even mid-range & beyond (he’s got good form/stroke). Defensively, he’s got a ways to go, but that should come with more experience & he’s got the raw tools to be a defensive beast.

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