After trading down from the 11th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft to secure the 16th pick, a future first, and two future seconds, the Portland Trail Blazers were the biggest surprise of the first round. With that pick, Portland selected Yang Hansen. Widely expected to be drafted much later, the pick has been one of the biggest talking points around the NBA. The grades and reactions are in, let’s round them up.
The biggest head-scratcher in this draft. It’s not that the 7’1” big bodied center from China doesn’t have some skills, he is a terrific passer and shot better at the NBA Draft Combine than expected.