Unlike most NBA players who develop their passion for basketball early, Portland Trail Blazers first-round draft pick Yang Hansen didn’t take to the sport until he was about 13. “Before that, he didn’t want to run so much,

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,

The Portland Trail Blazers pulled off one of the biggest surprises in the first round of the 2025 NBA draft by adding Qingdado center Yang Hansen with the No. 16 overall pick.