Center Isaiah Hartenstein has agreed to a three-year, $87 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN.
The free agent pivot Isaiah Hartenstein agreed to a three-year, $87 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN. Leave the New York Knicks by the first-place team in the West, to which he will add his size, skill and physique.
Hartenstein, 26, established himself as a quality starting center last season for the Knicks, assuming that role for New York after Mitchell Robinson suffered an ankle injury in December.
Hartenstein became a key part of a magical season for the Knicks, who won 50 games and a playoff series for the second straight season for the first time since 2000. He averaged 7.8 points and 8.3 rebounds, playing in 75 games (49 starts) while shooting 64.4% from the field.
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Hartenstein He was one of three players last season with at least 85 blocks and 85 steals, and he held opponents to under 53 percent shooting at the rim.
Along with elite defense, Hartenstein possesses impressive vision and playmaking ability for a center, although that aspect of his game did not feature prominently in Tom Thibodeau’s offensive system.
Hartenstein opened his career playing two seasons for the Houston Rockets before moving on to the Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers and LA Clippers before signing a two-year contract with New York in the summer of 2022.
Because the Knicks only have early rights to Hartenstein, the most New York could offer him was four years and $72.5 million.
The Thunder also agreed to long-term extensions with key reserves Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins, league sources confirmed to ESPN.
Sources said Wiggins agreed to a five-year, $47 million deal and Joe agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal.
The Thunder declined relatively small team options on Joe ($2.1 million) and Wiggins ($2 million) with the intention of securing them multi-year deals.
ESPN Stats and Information, Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon contributed to this report.
2024-07-01 16:55:00
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