Hansen Yang Rumors

Word is Portland has even considered college coaches for the position. Sources say that there are question marks, too, about the Blazers' front office going forward after assistant general managers Sergi Oliva and Mike Schmitz were each just suspended for two weeks without pay for making what the NBA deemed illegal contact with rookie big man Hansen Yang two years before he was draft-eligible.

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Sean Highkin: "At the press conference to introduce the new ownership group, Andrew Cherng, who co-founded Panda Express with his wife, was asked why he invested in the Blazers. He said he's Chinese, he likes that the Blazers have a Chinese player, and he sees a lot of business opportunities in China because of that. One of the minority owners said that on the record. And then Sheel Tyle, the other public-facing member of the group, did an interview with The Athletic and talked about wanting to make the Blazers into Asia's team. He had dinner with Yao Ming, who talked about how popular Hansen is. So you've got one minority owner saying he only invested because they had a Chinese player, and another saying he wants to make them Asia's team. I think it's pretty clear (Yang) Hansen is very much a part of this organization going forward."

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Shams Charania: The Portland Trail Blazers have been fined $100,000 for illegal contact with Yang Hansen two years ago, prior to the 2025 NBA draft -- and assistant general managers Mike Schmitz and Sergi Oliva have been suspended for a period of time, sources tell ESPN.

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NBA Communications: The NBA announced today that the Portland Trail Blazers have been fined $100,000, and Assistant General Managers Sergi Oliva and Mike Schmitz have each been suspended for two weeks without pay for violating league rules governing contact with draft-ineligible players in connection with the team's scouting of Yang Hansen in December 2023.

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NBA Official: The technical fouls on Julian Reese (WAS) and Hansen Yang (POR) issued with 0:33 remaining in the 4th quarter on March 29 have been rescinded upon league office review.

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Trail Blazers: OFFICIAL: The @Trail Blazers have assigned center Yang Hansen to the @Rip City Remix.

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Trail Blazers PR: INJURY UPDATE: Sidy Cissoko and Yang Hansen are AVAILABLE to play tonight @ ATL.

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Trail Blazers PR: INJURY UPDATE: Donovan Clingan is OUT tonight @ CHI. Robert Williams III and Yang Hansen are AVAILABLE to play.

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Sean Highkin: Deni Avdija is questionable tomorrow in Phoenix for lower back injury management. Caleb Love and Yang Hansen are with the Remix and didn't make the trip.

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Trail Blazers PR: OFFICIAL: The @trailblazers have assigned center Yang Hansen to the @Rip City Remix.

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But when it came time to officially meet the Joker on Friday night in Portland, Hansen received some serious advice from the 31-year-old Serbian superstar. “He told me don’t get nervous all the time,” Yang Hansen said, translated by Liu. “He’s like, you’re a great player. Just go play.” Nerves are part of the game for any NBA rookie, but those around the Trail Blazers say Hansen can be particularly hard on himself during his brief opportunities if things don’t go according to plan. That emotion is visible each time Hansen takes the court.

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Jorge Sierra: Yang Hansen on his idol Nikola Jokic, his English and inspiring kids…

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Trail Blazers PR: OFFICIAL: The @Portland Trail Blazers have assigned center Yang Hansen to the @Rip City Remix.

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Tom Haberstroh: Portland's Yang Hansen becomes the 1,822nd player that LeBron James has played against. There have been 5,384 players in NBA history. Which means that LeBron James has played 33.8% of all players that have played in the NBA.

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