MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Yang Hansen, the 7-foot-1 rookie out of China, made his first NBA start in a game Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Hansen, picked 16th overall in last summer's draft, moved into the starting lineup after the Trail Blazers primary centers — Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams III — missed the game. Williams was a late scratch due to an illness and Clingan missed his second straight with a left lower-leg contusion.

Yang entered the game averaging 2.5 points a game and 1.5 rebounds. He had a season-high nine points in a 127-110 home loss to Phoenix on Nov. 18.

Yang, originally selected by the Grizzlies before a draft night trade, played his two previous seasons with Qingdao Eagles of China's to professional league. During his final season with Qingdao before en

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