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.

NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers shocked other teams — and more than likely the world — in selecting Chinese big man Hansen Yang at No. 16. A n ...

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 ...

Portland had the 11th pick in the Draft but traded the draft rights to guard Cedric Coward to the Memphis Grizzlies for ...

“He’s the best player in the gym,” Portland head coach Chaucey Billups said in a review of Hansen’s workout that day, according to a June 27 piece from The Wall Street Journal (subscription required).

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Unlike most NBA players who develop their passion for basketball early, Portland Trail Blazers first-round draft pick Yang ...

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 ...