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 even invited to sit with the top prospects on the first night of the NBA draft. But the center from China ...

Portland Trail Blazers assistant general managers Mike Schmitz and Sergi Oliva travelled to China in the fall of 2023 on a ...

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

Yang Hansen speaks to the media after being drafted 16th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies then traded to the Portland Trail ...

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

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

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

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

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