Portland surprised more than a handful of people when drafting center Yang Hansen out of China with the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Hansen was projected to be selected… but not until the second round. The Trail Blazers not only took him far earlier than most expected, but it marked the second straight year in which the team drafted a center in the first round. The year before, University of Connecticut big man Donovan Clingan went No. 7 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft to Portland.