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Chinese centre Yang Hansen to skip Fiba Asia Cup to work on his game with NBA’s Portland
CBA lauded for placing player’s long-term development first after scheduling conflict between Trail Blazers’ camps and the ...
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Yang to Skip FIBA Asia Cup to Focus on Development With Blazers
The Chinese Basketball Association announced Thursday that Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen won’t participate ...
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 ...
Why Blazers' Yang Hansen, aka 'Chinese Jokić,' is already looking like the hidden gem of the 2025 NBA Draft
We're not sure how familiar the Portland Trail Blazers' front office is with the sunken San José, but they displayed a ...
Blazers' Yang Hansen Reacts to Damian Lillard Return
Portland Trail Blazers first-round pick Yang Hansen showed his true feeling regarding franchise icon Damian Lillard joining ...
No joke: Chinese rookie Yang Hansen is the NBA’s biggest summer star
The Trail Blazers surprised many when they took the 7-foot-1 center in the first round of the draft last month, but Yang has ...
NBA Las Vegas Summer League winners and losers: Yang Hansen turns heads, Lakers' Dalton Knecht struggles
The 2025 NBA Las Vegas Summer League is over. The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night in the ...
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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 ...
Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen reveals Yao Ming’s heartfelt advice before NBA arrival
Yang Hansen reveals how Yao Ming's advice to enjoy life guided his mindset ahead of his NBA debut with the Trail Blazers.
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Nikola Jokic has ultimate compliment for rookie big man
The Trail Blazers stunned the basketball world when they took Chinese star Hansen Yang with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NBA ...