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

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

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

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

Yang Hansen may not have been on the radar for some, but his tall frame quickly caught the eye of many as he made his way ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

The Trail Blazers surprised the NBA when they drafted Yang Hansen in the first round, and the rookie proved that he could be ...