This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/nuggets as Yang Hansen’s Nikola Jokic Statement Goes Viral. The annual Chosen Few Picnic and Festival will take over Jackson Park this weekend. This year, the event celebrates 35 years of live music.

The performance added up to 10 points, five assists, four rebounds and three blocks for the No. 16 overall pick. He also shot 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from deep and 3-4 from the free throw line, helping the Summer League Blazers capture an easy 106-73 win.

Yang Hansen has certainly been the conversation topic at Summer League for the Blazers, but he’s also the conversation topic for an entire country, as he’s the first Chinese player to be drafted in the first round in nearly 20 years.

Yang Hansen shares his heartwarming first plan for idol Nikola Jokic ahead of their highly anticipated rookie showdown.

Yang Hansen, a 7-foot-1 center from Qingdao, China, was selected 16th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers, becoming just the third Chinese player ever taken in the first round after Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.