23年前、ヤオ・ミンが中国のバスケットボールを変えた。2002年のNBAドラフトで全体1位指名を受けた殿堂入りセンターは、世界最高峰のリーグで中国人選手がスターになれることを証明し、バスケットボールを中国国内で最も人気のあるスポーツへと押し上げた。

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

Yang Hansen wasn’t even invited to sit with the top prospects on the first night of the NBA draft. But the center from China ...

Chinese basketball player Yang Hansen became the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and is headed to the Portland Trail ...

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

Many didn’t have Qingdado center Yang Hansen being taken in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Even the 7-foot-1 center ...

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

Chinese basketball star Yang Hansen turned 20 on Thursday, but the best birthday gift he could ask for arrived a day earlier: ...

Yang Hansen wasn't expected to be picked high in the draft, but the Trail Blazers have been scouting him for the past couple ...

The Portland Trail Blazers gave fans one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting center Yang Hansen with ...

Though not many can relate to being 7'1" or an NBA first-round pick, Hansen's interests outside of basketball were very ...

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 ...