After taking Yang Hansen with the 16th Overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers inked a very noteworthy college player

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

Portland became “intrigued” by Hansen’s game in 2023, specifically while he played for China during the FIBA U19 World Cup, according to ESPN, which reported the Blazers plan to begin Hansen’s development “immediately” by bringing him to the United States.