One of the top international players in this year’s draft class, he had been playing for Cedevita Olimpija in Slovenia, where he averaged 4.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 18.3 minutes per game in 30 outings in the ABA League this past season.
Yang has spent the past two seasons with Qingdao in the Chinese Basketball Association, averaging 16.2 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.7 blocks and 0.9 steals in 53 games this past season.
The NBA implemented a lottery system beginning with the 1985 draft. Since then, 39 players have gone No. 1 overall. How many of the top overall picks from the NBA's lottery era can you name in five minutes?
The New Orleans Pelicans and Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a trade that will send the No. 13 overall pick from Atlanta to New Orleans in exchange for No. 23 overall and a 2026 first-round pick, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania.
In exchange for No. 11, the Blazers are acquiring the 16th overall pick, a future first-rounder, and two second-round selections, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
The first trade of the NBA's draft night was a relatively minor transaction. But it could indicate the Indiana Pacers are looking in a familiar direction for the middle of the draft.
The Phoenix Suns contacted the Cleveland Cavaliers about Darius Garland while trying to put together a Kevin Durant trade, NBA insider Brian Windhorst reported in a discussion with Chris Oldach of ESPN Cleveland.
By suffering a torn right Achilles tendon in NBA Finals Game 7, Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton ended the Pacers' chances for their first title and perhaps dashed their chances next season, too.