Yang Hansen turned heads, opened eyes and elicited every other revelatory cliche with his NBA Summer League performance. The Portland Trail Blazers rookie models his game after three-time NBA MVP ...

His only NBA experience may extend to Summer League at this point, but rookie Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen has already been earning comparisons to ...

We're not sure how familiar the Portland Trail Blazers' front office is with the sunken San José, but they displayed a similarly dauntless mindset by selecting Yang Hansen, a 7-foot-1 center from ...

The 2025 NBA Draft was loaded near the top, with players like Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and more finding new homes. For the most part, those names ...

Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen impressed at Summer League, but concerns about his lower-body strength echo Yao Ming’s ...

Following the 2025 NBA Draft, the Blazers’ future became the subject of intense discourse. The NBA community could not ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Yang Hansen is going to fit into American culture just fine. The Trail Blazers' 7-foot-1 Chinese center was introduced to Portland on Friday, and was asked about his ...

Yang Hansen’s journey to the NBA hasn’t followed a typical path. At just 20 years old, the 7-foot-1 Chinese center has gone from being an overweight teenager in Zibo to becoming the Portland ...

Yang Hansen is going to fit into American culture just fine. The Trail Blazers' 7-foot-1 Chinese center was introduced to Portland on Friday, and was asked about his interests.

One of the surprises at the 2025 NBA draft was the Portland Trail Blazers selecting Chinese Yang Hansen at No. 16 overall, a player many considered a fringe first-round prospect at best.

No.7 pick Jeremiah Fears and No. 13 pick Derik Queen both played major roles as for the Pelicans but No. 16 pick Yang Hansen and the Portland Trail Blazers emerged with a 93-86 victory.