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One of the surprises at the 2025 NBA draft was the Portland Trail Blazers selecting Chinese Yang Hansen at No. 16 overall, a player many considered a fringe first-round prospect at best.

Silver added that the impending sales of two top NBA franchises, the Lakers and Celtics, for a combined valuation of $16.1 billion, have helped affect the league’s value, even with local TV deals being so tenuous, notes Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press.

A new arena for the Portland Trail Blazers? That’s what NBA Comm­issioner Adam Silver hinted this week as the team is still up for sale. In May, news the team was going up for sale sparked fears a new owner would come in and move the team somewhere else.

The rookie center impressed again as Portland improved to 2-1 in summer league play. Rayan Rupert led all scorers with 24 points.

With the Trail Blazers up for sale and Seattle stymied again by the NBA’s methodical approach to expansion, speculation is gaining in the Pacific Northwest that a Portland outsider --perhaps former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos --could purchase the team and relocate them 175 miles north to be the Supersonics.

Saying owners have a “curiosity” about the notion, Commissioner Adam Silver said this week that the league will now study the issue more formally as part of an in-depth analysis, which would be the first official move in a long process toward adding franchises.

No.7 pick Jeremiah Fears and No. 13 pick Derik Queen both played major roles as for the Pelicans but No. 16 pick Yang Hansen and the Portland Trail Blazers emerged with a 93-86 victory.

The NBA's latest announcement on expansion was far from a slam dunk for fans hoping for the Sonics' quick return. Here are what the next steps could entail.

C J McCollum and Damian Lillard were once among the best duos in the NBA when they spent nearly a decade together on the Portland Trail Blazers. On Tuesday, Lillard celebrated his 35th birthday. One person who sent a message to Lillard (via his Instagram story) was McCollum. Fans will likely enjoy seeing McCollum show love to Lillard.