This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/draft as Trail Blazers’ Hansen Yang was Biggest Swing of 2025 Draft.

The center was considered by draft analysts as a rising prospect, but no one projected him to be a first-round pick.

Yang Hansen is going to fit into American culture just fine. The Trail Blazers' 7-foot-1 Chinese center was introduced to Portland on Friday, and was asked about his interests.