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

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

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

Portland had the 11th pick in the Draft but traded the draft rights to guard Cedric Coward to the Memphis Grizzlies for ...

Yang Hansen may be the first Chinese basketball player drafted in the first round in 18 years, but off the court, he’s just ...

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

PORTLAND, Ore. — Yang Hansen is going to fit into American culture just fine. The Trail Blazers’ 7-foot-1 Chinese center was ...

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

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

The Blazers began scouting Yang in 2023 and had no hesitation about taking the 7-1 center earlier than many projected he ...

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

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