Payday for Isaiah Hartenstein! The German star, who played for the New York Knicks for the past two years, will play for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the new NBA season and will receive a mega contract.
According to insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the center will receive a whopping $87 million salary for three years. The 26-year-old, who was not nominated for the Olympics by German national coach Gordon Herbert, is expected to become an important pillar of the franchise.
Josh Hart jokes about Hartenstein move
Oklahoma excelled last season and finished first in the West, but the team failed in the playoffs against Dallas because they lacked an athletic center who could clear the baskets.
And that is precisely the 2.13 meter tall star’s greatest strength. In the playoffs, Hartenstein showed that he has the class for the Knicks, averaging 8.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
His statistics should get even better at Oklahoma. After all, the Thunder have one of the best guards in the league in their ranks in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
After the deal was announced, Hartenstein’s former teammate Josh Hart at X reacted strangely.
The Knicks star jokingly wrote about his friend: “You are dead to me. I never liked you anyway. But congratulations on the full backpack.”
Chandler Parsons, Dirk Nowitzki’s former teammate on the Mavs, also reacted to the news. He said: “Hartenstein is exactly what Oklahoma needs.”
2024-07-01 23:23:15
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