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"My Father Told Me: Don't Become Fat": 7'1 Hansen Yang Reveals How He Got Into Basketball
"My Father Told Me: Don't Become Fat": 7'1 Hansen Yang Reveals How He Got Into Basketball originally appeared on Fadeaway ...
NBA Las Vegas Summer League winners and losers: Yang Hansen turns heads, Lakers' Dalton Knecht struggles
With summer league in the books, we're going to take a look at the biggest winners and losers from Las Vegas. Winner: Yang ...
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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What Yang Hansen Needs to Become an NBA Player
No Portland Trail Blazers rookie in recent memory has stirred the imagination of NBA fans like Yang Hansen. From the surprise ...
Trail Blazers’ Yang Hansen Continues to Draw Nikola Jokic Comparisons After Recent Statistics Surface
Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen continues to draw comparisons to Nikola Jokic after his Summer League performance.
No joke: Chinese rookie Yang Hansen is the NBA’s biggest summer star
There’s nowhere to hide for Yang Hansen, a 7-foot-1 center who last month became the first Chinese player selected in the first round of the NBA draft in nearly 20 years. Not five minutes after he ...
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“Don't become fat” – Yang Hansen credits NBA journey to father’s tough love and a troubled past
Yang Hansen's journey to the NBA began with his father's advice to lose weight. The 7-foot-1 center transformed from an ...
Blazers' Yang Hansen was eating fried chicken when drafted at No. 16, said going early 'was a big shock'
A lot of people were surprised when Yang Hansen was selected at No. 16 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft ... including Yang ...
The Vision for Yang Hansen with the Portland Trailblazers
In a move that shocked the basketball world, the Portland Trailblazers acquired the draft rights to Hansen Yang with pick No. 16 at the 2025 NBA Draft. The cons ...