NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers shocked other teams — and more than likely the world — in selecting Chinese big man ...

Yang Hansen is going to fit into American culture just fine. The Trail Blazers' 7-foot-1 Chinese center was introduced to ...

The Blazers introduced the 7-foot-1 center on Friday after making him the No. 16 selection during Wednesday's NBA draft.

The Blazers began scouting Yang in 2023 and had no hesitation about taking the 7-1 center earlier than many projected he ...

The center was considered by draft analysts as a rising prospect, but no one projected him to be a first-round pick.

Hansen was the 16th overall pick, and said he was surprised to be picked as high as he was. Hansen, from China, did speak a ...

Yang Hansen may be the first Chinese basketball player drafted in the first round in 18 years, but off the court, he’s just ...

Yang Hansen, the 19-year-old big man from China who was drafted #16 overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Draft, ...

Yang was selected 16th overall in the NBA draft in New York last week, a move that was called “unconventional” and what one ...

After trading back, the Trail Blazers selected Hansen Yang out of China with their first pick of the night. Yang, a center, ...

Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin said he has been looking at Hansen for two years and following Wednesday night’s draft ...

The Portland Trail Blazers have selected Hansen Yang with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, after acquiring the pick ...