Coming into the 2025-26 regular season, no Portland Trail Blazers player is generating as much hope and excitement as rookie center Yang Hansen. A virtual unknown when he was selected 16th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, Hansen dazzled during Summer League with his passing and court vision. He stumbled in his first preseason outing against the Golden State Warriors but rebounded big time versus the Sacramento Kings, putting up 16 points on 5-8 shooting with 4 rebounds and 3 blocks in 17 minutes of play.

In what is sure to be a repeated phenomenon throughout the year, the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag is already alight with questions about Hansen, including this one:

Dear Dave,

What do you think of Yang so far? His two games couldn’t have been more different but I’m really encouraged by his scori

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