Yang Hansen averaged 16.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, three assists and 2.6 blocks in 32.8 minutes per game across 45 appearances last season with Qingdao.

NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers shocked other teams — and more than likely the world — in selecting Chinese big man Hansen Yang at No. 16. A now-20-year-old center hailing from Qingdao of the CBA,

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