Yang Hansen reveals how Yao Ming's advice to enjoy life guided his mindset ahead of his NBA debut with the Trail Blazers.

"My Father Told Me: Don't Become Fat": 7'1 Hansen Yang Reveals How He Got Into Basketball originally appeared on Fadeaway ...

Many NBA players have different stories for how they started playing basketball, but Portland Trail Blazers' rookie Yang ...

Hansen Yang shared that he started playing basketball not out of passion, but because his father urged him to get active and lose weight.

The Portland Trail Blazers may have grabbed one of the biggest steals of the NBA draft with Hansen Yang. The 7-foot-1 big man ...

Technically, Yang doesn’t need to do anything to become an NBA player. He got drafted in the first round, which means the ...

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To any Portland Trail Blazers fans who bought tickets to their final Summer League game against the Phoenix Suns, I sincerely apologize. Portland insider and Trail Blazers podcast host Danny Marang ...

Yang Hansen's journey to the NBA began with his father's advice to lose weight. The 7-foot-1 center transformed from an overweight teen to a promising ...

The Portland Trail Blazers are shutting down first-round pick Yang Hansen for the remainder of the NBA Summer League. Luckily, it isn't due to an injury concer ...

Yang Hansen had an epic quote about what led him to start playing basketball. Hansen was the No. 16 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and is now part of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Across four appearances for the Portland Trail Blazers in this year's summer league, China's rookie center Yang Hansen posted 10.8 points, five rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 blocks per game, helping ...