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Blazers see China’s Yang Hansen

Trail Blazers’ draft pick Yang Hansen ‘excited’ to make Rip City his basketball home: ‘I really like the city’

Unlike most NBA players who develop their passion for basketball early, Portland Trail Blazers first-round draft pick Yang Hansen didn’t take to the sport until he was about 13. “Before that, he didn’t want to run so much,

CBS Sports on MSN · 1d

Trail Blazers explain Yang Hansen pick: Why Portland chose 'Chinese Jokić' in NBA Draft's biggest shocker

Surprising picks and stunning trades are through lines each year at the NBA Draft and part of what makes the event such a fascinating spectacle. But the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday during the first round of the draft made a selection so unexpected and so astonishing -- drafting Chinese center Yang Hansen at No.

For The Win on MSN · 2d

Who is Yang Hansen? Meet the NBA Draft's biggest surprise (so far)

The Portland Trail Blazers gave fans one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting center Yang Hansen with the 16th overall pick via a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. Hansen wasn't expected to go this high in the NBA Draft, as the 7-foot-2 center will join an upstart Trail Blazers team.

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Bleacher Report · 1d

2025 NBA Draft Grades for Every Round 2 Pick

NBA Draft is a wrap, and while Day 2 wasn't headlined by a Cooper Flagg-level star or a shocker like Yang Hansen at No. 16, there was movement. And a lot of it.

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 29m

Blazers Hit With Low Draft Grade for Surprising Pick

The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Yang Hansen out of China with the No. 16 overall selection, a draft pick that is getting backlash from NBA analysts. Hansen

The New York Times · 1d

Dallas Mavericks make Duke’s Cooper Flagg the 2025 NBA Draft’s top pick

The “ kid from Duke ” is officially a Dallas Maverick. The Mavericks chose Cooper Flagg, an 18-year-old forward from Newport, Maine, with the No. 1 overall pick Wednesday night. Flagg — who in April became the fifth freshman to win the Naismith College Player of the Year award (and the first male to win it since Zion Williamson in 2019) — averaged 19.

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Who is Yang Hansen? What to know about NBA draft first round pick - USA TODAY

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 ...

2025 NBA Draft second-round sleepers: Ryan Kalkbrenner, Rasheer Fleming among best players still available

Martin was the second-leading scorer and fourth-leading 3-point shooter by percentage on a Florida team last season that ...

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