Portland Trail Blazers first-round draft pick Yang Hansen has been one of the most-discussed rookies in the NBA since being ...

NBA Summer League got underway in Vegas on Thursday, but the Blazers don’t play until Friday. That doesn’t mean though that ...

That includes, of course, the debut of the Blazers’ only draft pick this year, center Yang Hansen. The new pivot is on the ...

TUALATIN - Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen received his first taste of an NBA practice Saturday at the ...

Yang Hansen is going to fit into American culture just fine. The Trail Blazers' 7-foot-1 Chinese center was introduced to ...

The first Summer League practice carried the unique challenge of navigating the language barrier with Hansen — a challenge ...

The surprise of the first round of the 2025 NBA draft came when Yang Hansen was selected with the No. 16 pick in the draft.

That workout on May 29 was the most notable of the publicly announced predraft workouts the organization held this spring. It ...

Dylan Harper and Yang Hansen broke ground for Asian and Asian American representation during the 2025 NBA Draft, each ...

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

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

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 ...