No one can say for sure what type of season lies ahead for Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen .

No one can predict with any certainty that he will be a Rookie of the Year candidate any more than they can predict he’s preordained to be a first-year flop.

After all, the affable center from China carries more question marks and curiosity than perhaps any rookie in recent NBA history.

But for one breathtaking quarter Friday night at the Moda Center, one of the NBA’s most fascinating young players showed just how much potential — and potential stardom — he truly has.

Hansen shook off a game-and-a-half of preseason disappointment with a dazzling and hope-inspiring third quarter, delighting 15,323 awestruck fans and contributing to a 124-123 exhibition victory over the Sacrame

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