Yang was selected 16th overall in the NBA draft in New York last week, a move that was called “unconventional” and what one league executive said was the “wildest pick I’v

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 2028 second-round 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 like us. “I sleep, all the time sleep,” said Hansen with a big laugh. “I like playing PS5,