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Trail Blazers' Yang Hansen to skip 2025 FIBA Asia Cup with China
Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen will reportedly not play with the Chinese national team in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup on Aug.
Why Egor Demin beat out Yang Hansen for biggest draft reach in ESPN poll
How Nets prospect Egor Demin, the eighth overall pick, beat out Blazers' Yang Hansen in biggest draft reach in a recent poll.
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 ...
Bill Simmons buys into Yang Hansen conspiracy theory amid Blazers sale buzz
Bill Simmons suggests the Trail Blazers' drafting of Yang Hansen, Damian Lillard’s return may be tied to boosting the team’s ...
Blazers' Damian Lillard Reveals Thoughts on Yang Hansen
The Portland Trail Blazers feel great about their rookie center, and the newest guard gave his thoughts on the first-round ...
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Could Yang Hansen and Donovan Clingan Play Together?
The Portland Trail Blazers spent the 2024 and 2025 NBA Drafts bulking up at the center position. Donovan Clingan became their ...
Yang Hansen won’t join the Chinese national team this summer to focus on the Blazers
The Chinese Basketball Association announced Thursday that promising young center Yang Hansen will not participate in the national team's training camp or the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, allowing him to focus ...