Blazers fined $100,000, suspend two front-office executives for Yang Hansen tampering

The NBA has fined the Portland Trail Blazers $100,000, and Assistant General Managers Sergi Oliva and Mike Schmitz have each been suspended two weeks without pay for violating league rules governing contact with draft-ineligible players in 2023, the league announced on Wednesday evening.

This violation, which occurred in December 2023, is in connection with with the team’s scouting of 2025 first-round pick Yang Hansen. Portland selected Hansen with the 16th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

In a statement provided to ESPN, the team said they self-reported the violation to the NBA when they first learned about it. After cooperating fully with the league office and the investigation, the Blazers say they have accepted the NBA’s findings.

No appeal will be coming from the Trail Blazers, and the two front-office executives will serve their suspension for the violation at hand.

This is a developing story that will be updated shortly. 

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