Warriors Interested in 7-foot-2 Phenom Before 2025 NBA Draft

Sam Gordon of the San Francisco Chronicle has reported that the Warriors recently worked out Hansen Yang, a 7'2" center who has been a two-time All-Star in the Chinese Basketball Association. Playing for the Qingdao Eagles this season, he averaged 16.6 PPG, 10.5 RPG, and 2.6 BPG in 45 games. He even attempted a three-pointer per game, hitting them at a 33.3% rate.

He's a surprisingly good passer, but his slow feet could make him an odd fit in today's NBA. He'll have to almost exclusively play in drop coverage, and even then, he might get blown by in the NBA. But he popped at the NBA Combine, finishing one of the scrimmages with 11 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, and a block. Those assist numbers are what intrigues teams most.

Yang has drawn comparisons to Nikola Vucevic, Dewayne Dedmon, and a bigger Domantas Sabonis. He's a projected second-round pick, so comparisons to two All-Stars like Vucevic and Sabonis are lofty, but Dedmon is a perfectly reasonable comparison, and getting a Dedmon-type player in the second round would be decent value.