How the Blazers' front office zeroed in on the surprising selection of the 7-foot-2 Chinese prospect.
To the NBA and the wider world, the Trail Blazers' selection of Yang Hansen with the No. 16 overall pick was arguably the most shocking, out-of-left-field move of Wednesday's first round of the draft.
To them, though, it was the culmination of two years' worth of clandestine legwork and an incredibly involved, rigorous group effort in evaluation.
