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The Portland Trail Blazers close out their Summer League schedule with a 6:30 p.m. game Saturday against the Phoenix Suns at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The Blazers (3-1) failed to make the four-team playoff, but will enter the final weekend with a plus-12 point differential, which ranks fourth.
The Portland Trail Blazers turned heads when they decided to draft Yang Hansen with the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Many thought that it was a reach for them to draft him that high. Portland didn't care about what the reaction was going to be from the rest of the NBA.
No.7 pick Jeremiah Fears and No. 13 pick Derik Queen both played major roles as for the Pelicans but No. 16 pick Yang Hansen and the Portland Trail Blazers emerged with a 93-86 victory.
A lot of people were surprised when Yang Hansen was selected at No. 16 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft ... including Yang Hansen. The center from China admitted he was not prepared
The Portland Trail Blazers drafted Yang Hansen with the 16th pick in the NBA Draft, and after an intital wave of scrutiny, the Chinese center is getting attenti