In hindsight, the Blazers should have passed on Murray. He was viewed as one of the more NBA-ready prospects, given that he spent three years at Iowa and was a Third-Team All-American as a junior.

We're not sure how familiar the Portland Trail Blazers' front office is with the sunken San José, but they displayed a similarly dauntless mindset by selecting Yang Hansen, a 7-foot-1 center from ...

Yang Hansen was the 16th pick after averaging 16.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, three assists and 2.6 blocks in 45 appearances last ...

The problem with going small is rebounding. Clingan obliterated everybody on the roster with 19.3 rebounds per 100 possessions last year. Williams averaged 16.3. The other two players in the Top 4 ...

The Portland Trail Blazers made the shocking decision to select 7-foot-2 center Yang Hansen with the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. It was much higher than NBA pundits thought he was ...

Jun 25, 2025; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Yang Hansen walks to the stage after being selected as the 16th pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center.

The 2025 NBA Draft was loaded near the top, with players like Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and more finding new homes. For the most part, those names ...

The Portland Trail Blazers surprised everyone in the NBA by taking Yang Hansen with the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He was initially expected to be taken in the second round, but ...

The Blazers finished the 2023-24 season with a 21-61 record and hold the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Meanwhile Washington further resets its own roster ahead of using the No. 2 ...

The 2025-26 NBA season will be a big campaign for Chauncey Billups’ Portland Trail Blazers. People are already excited about their growth and the development of their young players.

Sixty-three future first-round draft picks have changed hands, and we've ranked all of them by their current value ...

The Portland Trail Blazers weren’t established until 1970. Still, they have a storied history of shot blockers. Let’s dive ...