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 little English, but used a translator for most of the questions. Hansen told reporters he likes to play PS5, eat, and sleep.

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.

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