This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/draft as Trail Blazers’ Hansen Yang was Biggest Swing of 2025 Draft.

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

Though not many can relate to being 7'1" or an NBA first-round pick, Hansen's interests outside of basketball were very ...

Yang Hansen may be the first Chinese basketball player drafted in the first round in 18 years, but off the court, he’s just ...

Yang Hansen is going to fit into American culture just fine. The Trail Blazers' 7-foot-1 Chinese center was introduced to ...

Yang Hansen may not have been on the radar for some, but his tall frame quickly caught the eye of many as he made his way ...

The Portland Trail Blazers gave fans one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting center Yang Hansen with ...

Hansen was not seen by most draft experts as a first-round pick, so Portland using its spot to take the 7-foot-1 center ...

Portland became “intrigued” by Hansen’s game in 2023, specifically while he played for China during the FIBA U19 World Cup, ...

Chinese basketball star Yang Hansen turned 20 on Thursday, but the best birthday gift he could ask for arrived a day earlier: ...

Yahoo Sports' Draft Live crew reacts to the Portland Trail Blazers selection of Qingdao Eagles big Hansen Yang with the 16th ...

Instead of going with the expected selections, the Trail Blazers shocked everyone by picking Yang Hasen. The 20-year-old ...