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Blazers' Yang Hansen Almost Quit Basketball
The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Chinese center Yang Hansen with the 16th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, a selection which ...
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Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard on Yang Hansen: 'He got some swag to him'
Damian Lillard was welcomed back to the Trail Blazers over the weekend, and the nine-time All-Star is excited to get to work ...
NBA Las Vegas Summer League winners and losers: Yang Hansen turns heads, Lakers' Dalton Knecht struggles
NBA Las Vegas Summer League is over. The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night in the final game ...
Yang Hansen haters, Pelicans headline 2025 NBA Summer League’s biggest losers
Who are the biggest losers from NBA Summer League? Well, Yang Hansen haters are pretty quiet and the Pelicans still have ...
On drafting Yang Hansen: “I know you didn’t like that
In today’s NBA, your big man has to be versatile and able to do a lot of stuff. We feel like Yang is going to be really good for us, and probably sooner than most expect,” a Blazers front office ...
2025 NBA rookies: 5 big questions for this year's class, including Cooper Flagg's fit and Yang Hansen's hype
It's time to start pondering how the 2025 rookie class — which got its first taste of NBA action during Summer League — will ...
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Lillard Drops Yang Hansen Bombshell as Henderson's True Feelings Surface
A smile on his face and tapping his two fingers on his wrist to indicate ‘Dame Time’. The post Damian Lillard Reveals Yang Hansen’s Surprise Bucks Link as Scoot Henderson’s Real Feelings Emerges ...
“Don't become fat” – Yang Hansen credits NBA journey to father’s tough love and a troubled past
Yang Hansen's journey to the NBA began with his father's advice to lose weight. The 7-foot-1 center transformed from an ...