Rookie Yang Hansen and the rest of the Portland Trail Blazers Summer League team held their first official practice Saturday in Tualatin. The day marked the first step in a quick acclimation ...

Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen, from China, held his first summer league post-practice media session on Saturday with his interpreter present. It was an interesting process.

Yang Hansen may not have been a name on the radar for some, but his tall frame quickly caught the eye of many as he made his way toward the NBA draft stage on Wednesday night. Hansen, the 7-foot-2 ...

Yang Hansen poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 16th by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New ...

Yang Hansen looks on after being selected as the 16th pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect He’s the first ...

After Hansen at No. 16, Riley went next at No. 21, followed by Newell at No. 23, Richardson at No. 25 and McNeeley at No. 29. Fleming, who was a draft prospect darling among many Blazer’s Edge ...

Yang Hansen may not have been a name on the radar for some, but his tall frame quickly caught the eye of many as he made his way toward the NBA draft stage on Wednesday night. Hansen, the 7-foot-2 ...

Nobody is more expert on Yang Hansen than he is. It’s literally his name. In accordance with his wishes, we will now be referring to him as “Yang Hansen” at Blazer’s Edge.

The Portland Trail Blazers signed center Yang Hansen to a rookie-scale contract, the team announced Tuesday. The Blazers acquired Yang during last week’s NBA draft by trading the No. 11 pick to ...

Yang is the first Chinese-born player to be drafted in the first round since Yi Jianlian in 2007, and the third-highest draft pick ever from China. Yao Ming was selected No. 1 in 2002. He joins a ...