The Portland Trail Blazers were heavily scouting Yang Hansen for two years prior to their draft selection that shocked the NBA. Portland's front office clearly saw something special in Hansen that no other team did, at least to the extent to which they felt confident in his talent translating from the CBA to the NBA. This season, the rest of the league will finally see why the Blazers decided to take a projected second-round pick with the No. 16 overall selection.
The Blazers saw what no other team did in Yang Hansen
They already got a brief glimpse of Hansen's unique skillset throughout the summer and so far in preseason.