Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen should be named Rookie of the Year just for making Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard laugh.

Recently, Kawhi Leonard and Portland rookie Yang Hansen shared a candid and lighthearted conversation in a video call.

Yang Hansen turned heads, opened eyes and elicited every other revelatory cliche with his NBA Summer League performance. The Portland Trail Blazers rookie models his game after three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, who has agreed to grant Hansen a special request on one condition.

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 going to get picked.

Bill Simmons suggests the Trail Blazers' drafting of Yang Hansen, Damian Lillard’s return may be tied to boosting the team’s value amid sale.

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen continues to draw comparisons to Nikola Jokic after his Summer League performance.

Jun 25, 2025; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Yang Hansen stands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the 16th pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

It looks like Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will get along with rookie teammate Yang Hansen pretty well.