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 Trail Blazers surprised many when they took the 7-foot-1 center in the first round of the draft last month, but Yang has delighted on and off the court.

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

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 ...