Yang Hansen may not have been a name on the radar for some, but his tall frame quickly caught the eye of many as he made his way toward the NBA draft stage on Wednesday night.. Hansen, the 7-foot ...

The Portland Trail Blazers gave fans one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting center Yang Hansen with the 16th overall pick via a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.. Hansen ...

Yang was selected by the Trail Blazers with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.. The pick was technically made by the Grizzlies, who traded the No. 16 pick, a 2028 first-round pick and ...

Trail Blazers explain Yang Hansen pick: Why Portland chose 'Chinese Jokić' in NBA Draft's biggest shocker Yang was considered a second-round selection by most, but went No. 16 in the NBA Draft ...

Yang Hansen speaks to the media after being drafted 16th oveall by the Memphis Grizzlies then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025 in ...

Chinese basketball star Yang Hansen turned 20 on Thursday, but the best birthday gift he could ask for arrived a day earlier: putting on the NBA draft cap after being picked in the first round.

“Hello, NBA! My name is Hansen Yang!” he wrote on the chiseled social media platform Weibo. His selection came 23 years to the day after Yao Ming was picked No.1 overall in 2002. While it’s ...

The Portland Trail Blazers shocked much of the basketball world during Wednesday night’s NBA draft by trading back from the No. 11 pick to select center Yang Hansen out of China at No. 16. Count ...

Chinese basketball star Yang Hansen turned 20 on Thursday, but the best birthday gift he could ask for arrived a day earlier: putting on the NBA draft cap after being picked in the first round.