Isaiah Hartenstein played his former team Friday on a production binge with the Thunder. It was one of those rare instances when it actually worked out for both sides. Oklahoma City got Hartenstein, plucking him away for a free agency price that seemed exorbitant but already looks like a steal.

Hartenstein missed the first 15 games of the season. Holmgren went down in Game 10 and hasn’t returned. So Daigneault has been unable to experiment with his own twin-tower alignment.

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

“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 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.

The third quarter in Wednesday night's nationally televised clash of titans between the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder and NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers offered relentless offense.

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."

Isaiah Hartenstein believes Mitchell should be in the Rookie of the Year race. He vouched for him after the Thunder's win over the New York Knicks. He tagged that along with his belief Jalen Williams should be an All-Star player.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Isaiah Hartenstein played his former team Friday on a production binge with the Thunder. It was one of those rare instances when it actually worked out for both sides.