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NBA Las Vegas Summer League winners and losers: Yang Hansen turns heads, Lakers' Dalton Knecht struggles
With summer league in the books, we're going to take a look at the biggest winners and losers from Las Vegas. Winner: Yang ...
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What Yang Hansen Needs to Become an NBA Player
No Portland Trail Blazers rookie in recent memory has stirred the imagination of NBA fans like Yang Hansen. From the surprise ...
No joke: Chinese rookie Yang Hansen is the NBA’s biggest summer star
There’s nowhere to hide for Yang Hansen, a 7-foot-1 center who last month became the first Chinese player selected in the first round of the NBA draft in nearly 20 years. Not five minutes after he ...
Blazers' Yang Hansen was eating fried chicken when drafted at No. 16, said going early 'was a big shock'
A lot of people were surprised when Yang Hansen was selected at No. 16 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft ... including Yang ...
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Nicknamed 'Baby Jokic', Yang Hansen’s NBA Journey Began From an Issue the Joker Also Faced
Yang Hansen, one of the most surprising picks of the 2025 NBA Draft, has already been compared to one of the modern-day greats. His nickname? “Baby Jokic,” thanks to his unique blend of size, vision, ...
The Vision for Yang Hansen with the Portland Trailblazers
In a move that shocked the basketball world, the Portland Trailblazers acquired the draft rights to Hansen Yang with pick No. 16 at the 2025 NBA Draft. The cons ...