Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen could have his request for an autographed photo from Denver superstar center Nikola Jokic fulfilled. But potentially under certain conditions. During the 2025 NBA Summer League, Yang, from China, expressed his desire to one day receive an autographed photo from his idol. Jokic, from Serbia, was shown a video of Yang’s request and …
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Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is liking what he’s seen so far from rookie teammate Yang Hansen. After the grand event of Lillard’s re-introductory press conference on Monday, Trail Blazers reporter Casey Holdahl asked the NBA veteran about his first impressions of the 7-foot-1 center from China. Lillard spoke glowingly of his new teammate, particularly Yang’s demeanor on the …
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NBA Summer League almost feels insignificant on the historic day that Portland Trail Blazers legend Damian Lillard returned home to the franchise. But the key word in that sentence was almost. Blazers rookie Yang Hansen and the boys of summer added to the good vibes in Rip City Thursday night with a 102-83 takedown of the Houston Rockets. In a …
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LAS VEGAS — Summer League is a lot of things: Part celebration of young NBA talent, part NBA convention, part networking event, part owners meetings, part party… And there’s basketball. A lot of basketball. It’s the first chance for many fans and media members to get a look at the top draft picks in person and see how their games …
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The Portland Trail Blazers picked up another victory in the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League Tuesday, holding on late to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 93-87. Portland improved its record to 2-1 within the tournament, yet still remains a longshot to advance to the playoffs bracket. Here are some key takeaways: Yang Finds His Stroke With a couple days of …
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Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen continues to focus on improvement during his first run at NBA Summer League. After an impressive debut in a Friday win, Yang’s performance was closer to passable than impressive in a 96-86 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The 7-foot-1 big man still showed the moments of passing brilliance …
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Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen began Friday night by showing off the skills that influenced the franchise to target him during last month’s NBA draft. Within four minutes of what became a 106-73 Blazers’ blowout victory over the Golden State Warriors, Yang delivered two exquisite passes in the 2025 NBA Summer League debut for both teams at the …
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LAS VEGAS — Two courts, eight games, there is a lot to see the first weekend of the 2025 NBA Summer League Las Vegas. Here are just some of the highlights we saw. Yang Hansen is fun That went better than expected. It’s just one Summer League game, and Yang Hansen still has a long way to go to prove …
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