Rockets' Chinanu Onuaku: Will start at center Monday

Onuaku will start at center for Monday's game against the Clippers, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Onuaku made just his third appearance of the season on Sunday against the Kings, recording four points, one rebound and one assist across 12 minutes. Coach Mike D'Antoni must have liked what he saw and will now try and get extended minutes out of the big man with both Nene Hilario (hand) and Clint Capela (Achilles) sitting out with injuries. Onuaku will still have to share the extra playing time with Montrezl Harrell despite drawing his first career start, so a likely timeshare could hurt both players overall upside.