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NBA draft winners and losers: Duke hits lottery, Nets restock, Blazers baffle
It's way too early to tell, but in the present these are the winners and losers from the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft.
Trail Blazers’ ‘reach’ for Yang Hansen was nearly 2 years in the making
The Blazers began scouting Yang in 2023 and had no hesitation about taking the 7-2 center earlier than many projected he ...
Yang Hansen Shock: Chinese Jokic or Draft Day Gamble? Blazers Bet Big on NBA's Biggest Enigma
The Portland Trail Blazers made the most surprising move of the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting Yang Hansen, a 19-year-old ...
NBA world completely stunned by Yang Hansen pick at No. 16: ‘What on earth is Portland doing?’
Hansen was not seen by most draft experts as a first-round pick, so Portland using its spot to take the 7-foot-1 center ...
Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin on Yang Hansen: 'His ceiling is very high'
Portland's general manager spoke to the press after the Blazers, in a surprise move, drafted Chinese center Yang Hansen with ...
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How Jrue Holiday Addition Changes Trail Blazers’ Draft Strategy - Sports Illustrated
On Monday evening, yet another NBA domino fell in the form of a cross-conference trade. In a somewhat surprising move, the Portland Trail Blazers re-added win-now guard Jrue Holiday to their ...