Yang Hansen was universally projected to be a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Joe Cronin and the Portland Trail Blazers' front office had other plans. They traded back from pick No. 11 with the Memphis Grizzlies to take Hansen at No. 16 overall. It was as far back as Cronin felt comfortable going -- he didn't want to risk trading back too far to where there was even a possibility that Hansen wasn't available by the time Portland was on the clock.
Portland's draft 'reach' was actually them being ahead of the curve
The vast majority of analysts criticized that decision.