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

The surprise of the first round of the 2025 NBA draft came when Yang Hansen was selected with the No. 16 pick in the draft.

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

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

Unlike most NBA players who develop their passion for basketball early, Portland Trail Blazers first-round draft pick Yang ...

The Trail Blazers surprised the NBA when they drafted Yang Hansen in the first round, and the rookie proved that he could be ...

Surprising picks and stunning trades are through lines each year at the NBA Draft and part of what makes the event such a ...

The Portland Trail Blazers have selected Hansen Yang with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, after acquiring the pick ...

But that's exactly what happened when the Trail Blazers traded down and drafted him.We'll leave it to NBA experts to debate ...

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

Hansen was the 16th overall pick, and said he was surprised to be picked as high as he was. Hansen, from China, did speak a ...

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