Free agent center Isaiah Hartenstein officially signed a multi-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. The Thunder did not release contract details, but according to multiple reports earlier this week, the deal is for three seasons and $87 million.
A journeyman to start his NBA career, the 26-year-old Hartenstein joins his sixth team since entering the league as a second-round pick of the Houston Rockets in 2017. He was a reserve for the Knicks last season before Mitchell Robinson was lost to an ankle injury. Hartenstein started 49 of his 75 games and averaged 7.8 points and 8.3 rebounds last season. In 322 games (61 starts) over six seasons with the Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers and Knicks, Hartenstein has averaged 6.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
CLAXTON RE-SIGNS WITH NETS Center Nic Claxton officially signed his reported four-year, $100 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets in a deal that was reached June 26. A total of $96 million reportedly is guaranteed. Claxton, 25, recorded career highs for the Nets in 2023-24 in rebounds (9.9) and assists (2.1) while scoring 11.8 points per game, the second-best average of his career.
He’s also shown durability the past two seasons, missing a total of 17 games after injuries being a concern early in his career. Claxton appeared in a total of 94 games over his first three seasons. LOVE RETURNS TO HEAT
