During the 2022 offseason, Jalen Brunson and Isaiah Hartenstein both joined the New York Knicks together. Brunson was coming off a career year with the Dallas Mavericks while Hartenstein had a strong season with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Without Isaiah Hartenstein in the mix, it’s hard to guess what the Thunder would look like today. He has been a walking double-double, averaging 12.2 points and 12.1 rebounds on 56.7% from the floor.

Twenty-one games into his tenure with Oklahoma City, Isaiah has adapted. Still, playing at Madison Square Garden for the first time since Hartenstein signed a three-year deal, $87 million contract with the Thunder, the venue Isaiah called home for two seasons, is unique.

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

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 looks to rebound against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday after their 15-game winning streak ended in Cleveland.

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.

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 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.

The New York Knicks face the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight, making it Isaiah Hartenstein's return to MSG. Brandon London and Jonathan Macri talk about how the Knicks can contain Shai

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.