Yang Hansen signals his readiness to embrace Dame Time as he teams up with Damian Lillard in Portland’s promising new chapter.

The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Yang Hansen with the 16th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and after an intital wave of scrutiny, the Chinese center is getting attention from rival NBA personel. Hansen is a 20-year-old big man who measures seven feet,

The Portland Trail Blazers moved to 3-1 in the 2025 NBA Summer League with a 102-83 win Thursday night over the Houston Rockets at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The Blazers, already eliminated from the four-team playoff round this weekend, will play a fifth game this weekend against an opponent yet to be determined.

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen showed love to new teammate Damian Lillard on Thursday following the news that the nine-time All-Star would be rejoining the organization. Lillard has reportedly agreed to sign a three-year,

When legend Damian Lillard chose to return to the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, fans began crediting it to rookie Yang Hansen, who had played just a few Summer League games but had already begun to create quite the hype train with his unique skill at 7-foot-2.

"For sure it was a big shock for me," he said through an interpreter during an ESPN interview. "When Adam Silver called my name, it surprised me. I was just sitting there finishing my fried chicken. I didn't even put my suit on. Suddenly they told me, 'Hansen, Hansen, put your suit on.'"

Trail Blazers rookie big man Yang Hansen is not afraid of the challenge that will come his way in his first year in the NBA.