This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/draft as Trail Blazers’ Hansen Yang was Biggest Swing of 2025 Draft.

Portland became “intrigued” by Hansen’s game in 2023, specifically while he played for China during the FIBA U19 World Cup, ...

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

Yang Hansen, a 7-foot-2 center, made history as the third Chinese player drafted in the first round, selected 16th overall by ...

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

Yahoo Sports' Draft Live crew reacts to the Portland Trail Blazers selection of Qingdao Eagles big Hansen Yang with the 16th ...

Chinese basketball player Yang Hansen became the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and is headed to the Portland Trail Blazers, who traded down with the Memphis Grizzlies. "I'm happy, and I'm ...

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 ...

The Blazers’ new 7-foot-1 center Yang Hansen is already winning fans with his skills — and love for PS5, food and naps. The ...

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

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 made the most surprising move of the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting Yang Hansen, a 19-year-old ...