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First, the news: The Portland Trail Blazers selected….Yang Hansen with the No. 16 pick in Wednesday night’s NBA Draft.

No, that’s not the guy from Duke. Hansen is a 7-foot-1 center, dubbed the “Chinese Jokic” on social media and very much a project for a Portland team coming off a 36-46 season.

“Yeah, it might take him a little time, but as he figures o…