Yang Hansen

About

Yang Hansen (Chinese: 杨瀚森; born June 26, 2005) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 16th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies before being traded to the Trail Blazers. Yang is the ninth Chinese player to be drafted to the NBA, and the third highest overall to be drafted.

Yang was born on June 26, 2005, in Zibo, Shandong Province, and started playing basketball when he was a child. He joined the club for training in the third grade of elementary school and later enrolled in Zibo Sports School. Around 2020, at the invitation of Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Club, he entered the club’s youth training system. Additionally, after he graduated from Zibo Sports School, he enrolled in Zibo No.11 High School and participated China High School Basketball League (CHBL). In the 2020-21 season, he made the national tournament but was ultimately defeated in the final against Tsinghua University High School.
In 2021, the Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Youth Team defeated Tsinghua High School in the finals to win the China Youth Basketball League (CYBL) Champions for the U-17 group, and Yang was named the…