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

Chinese basketball star Yang Hansen turned 20 on Thursday, but the best birthday gift he could ask for arrived a day earlier: putting on the NBA draft cap after being picked in the first round.

Hansen Yang became a viral hero during the NBA Draft Combine for making a few passes that earned him Nikola Jokic comparisons. But there was still enough doubt that he was believed to be a second ...

The 2025 NBA Draft had its first real stunner just past the midway point of the proceedings. As part of a trade with the Grizzlies, the Trail Blazers took Yang Hansen from China with the No. 16 ...

Yang walks to the stage after being selected as the 16th pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. / Brad Penner-Imagn Images.

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 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 ...

Chinese basketball prospect Yang Hansen has been tipped to be picked earlier than previously forecast in this week’s NBA Draft after climbing the US media’s mock draft rankings following ...

Many didn’t have Qingdado center Yang Hansen being taken in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Even the 7-foot-1 center appeared taken aback when his name was called as the No. 16 pick by ...

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 ...

Based on the opinions of armchair general managers and mock drafts, the Portland Trail Blazers trading back to select center Yang Hansen with the No. 16 pick in Wednesday night’s NBA draft was a ...

Cooper Flagg is headed to the Dallas Mavericks as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. With Flagg, the Mavs may have found ...