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Meet Yang Hansen: The Portland Trail Blazers’ newest draft pick
Yang Hansen may be the first Chinese basketball player drafted in the first round in 18 years, but off the court, he’s just ...
Trail Blazers’ draft pick Yang Hansen ‘excited’ to make Rip City his basketball home: ‘I really like the city’
The Blazers introduced the 7-foot-1 center on Friday after making him the No. 16 selection during Wednesday's NBA draft.
Trail Blazers see 7-1 Chinese center Yang Hansen as a unique and versatile talent
PORTLAND, Ore. — Yang Hansen is going to fit into American culture just fine. The Trail Blazers’ 7-foot-1 Chinese center was ...
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Portland Trail Blazers introduce first-round selection Yang Hansen
Yang Hansen, the 19-year-old big man from China who was drafted #16 overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Draft, ...
Trail Blazers stunner Yang Hansen has most teenager answer ever for 3 favorite things
The NBA world was stunned when the Trail Blazers selected the 7-foot-1 Chinese player at No. 16. Hansen is already charming ...
Trail Blazers see 7-foot-1 Yang Hansen as a 'very, very unique talent'
Portland had the 11th pick in the Draft but traded the draft rights to guard Cedric Coward to the Memphis Grizzlies for Yang’s draft rights, a 2028 first-round pick, a 2027 second-round pick and a ...
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First-round selection Yang Hansen introduced by Portland Trail Blazers
A Tesla dashcam captured the moment a "fireball" fell from the sky near Interstate 20 in Aiken, South Carolina. After 10 ...
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NBA Draft surprise: China center Yang Hansen picked at No. 16, dealt to Blazers - The Athletic - The New York Times
The Portland Trail Blazers provided the first shocker in the 2025 NBA Draft, nabbing China center Yang Hansen with the No. 16 pick.The Memphis Grizzlies made the pick for Portland as part of a ...
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Who is Yang Hansen? Meet the NBA Draft's biggest surprise (so far) - For The Win
The Portland Trail Blazers gave fans one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting center Yang Hansen with the 16th overall pick via a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.. Hansen ...
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NBA: Blazers see China’s Yang Hansen as unique, versatile talent
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. Turns out, he’s already ...