But with Hartenstein, the Knicks were limited to offering a max of four years, $72.5 million. The Thunder gave up three years, $87 million. The reason for New York’s restrictions was it originally signed Hartenstein to a two-year deal, so operated with only his partial Bird Rights. Oklahoma City signed him using straight cap space.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have seen Isaiah Hartenstein fit like a glove and on Thursday, his passing chops were on full display to help carry the OKC Thunder offense past the LA Clippers. Hartenstein

“Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein has joined the ownership group of German basketball club Ratiopharm Ulm. The 2023 German Bundesliga champions have produced three NBA draft picks, with two more prospects currently projected as 2025 first-round selections,” Spears reported.

The first of two anticipated battles between the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder lived up to the hype, albeit in the latter's favor.

The New York Knicks: don't knock them until you've tried them. Isaiah Hartenstein has spent the past three seasons at the opposite ends of the NBA rotation mana

The Knicks brought a nine-game winning streak into Friday night's game against Isaiah Hartenstein's Thunder and Oklahoma City had won 13 in a row.

All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says Thunder’s ‘no excuse’ mentality led to their winning streak, which has extended to double figures, as Ajay Mitchell filled in for Lu Dort in the starting lineup. However, his latest NBA rookie honor didn’t seem to land as a proud moment in his first season.

Ajay Mitchell was a traditional point guard at UC Santa Barbara. The beauty of sports is that not everything goes to plan. That's been shown this season with the Thunder's rookie class. Of the three players,

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein is investing in his home country, becoming a part-owner of Ratiopharm Ulm — a basketball club in Germany.

Isaiah Hartenstein excited to play against the New York Knicks for first time since he joined the Oklahoma City Thunder.

"You don’t really know the true ability or unselfishness of a player until you are teammates," Josh Hart said. "In LA with the Clippers, he was solid. But he got to New York and played a style and brand of basketball that Thibs loves. And then his personality – he was a great locker room guy for us. Unselfish."

The Cleveland Cavaliers prevailed over the Oklahoma City Thunder in a showdown of the teams with the two best records in the NBA.