Yang Hansen is a center the Portland Trail Blazers selected 16th overall in the 2025 NBA draft out of China. A rookie building his NBA foundation in 2025-26 — full profile with projected role and outlook.
Model lines Hansen at 8.3 pts (range 5.6–11) vs a 8.5 line — roughly a coin flip to clear it (47%).
Biggest edge: venue — home floor — small boost.
Yang Hansen arrived in the NBA as the 16th pick of the 2025 draft, joining the Portland Trail Blazers out of China.
Year one is about carving a role: the ratings and stat line here are Balladex projections for a first-year center still finding his footing.
Yang Hansen is a 2025 first-round rookie center for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Drafted 16th overall out of China, Hansen enters the league in the 2025-26 season.
As a rookie without an established NBA track record, the stats and role ratings on this page are clearly-labeled Balladex projections and will update as real box-score data lands.
Sources: 2025 NBA Draft (NBA.com, Basketball-Reference); projections by Balladex.
Hansen joins the Portland Trail Blazers as part of the 2025 rookie class.
A 2025 first-round rookie center out of China.
The rookie projection
Hansen projects as a developing rim-runner & rookie big. The role ratings weight his draft billing and position; treat them as a starting estimate, not a verdict.
Per game
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76 | 19.2 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 2.0 | .572 | .288 |
Source: Basketball-Reference.
Advanced metrics
Where he sits in history
Hardware
A first-year center finding his NBA footing.
Yang Hansen's year-one outlook is about minutes and role. This profile carries Balladex projections until a full rookie season of data is in.
Contract
Promising 16th-overall rookie; check back as real stats accrue.
Yang Hansen was selected 16th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2025 NBA draft, out of China.
The identity and draft facts are real; the 2025-26 stat line and role ratings are Balladex projections, clearly labeled, since he is a first-year player.