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 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 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 Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the New York Knicks in a fun battle between two of the best teams in the league. Isaiah Hartenstein has been a massive part of hte Thunder's success and now takes on his former team for the first time.

The NBA is a tough business, and the New York Knicks were reminded of that when Isaiah Hartenstein left them for the Oklahoma City Thunder this past offseason. Josh Hart, though, has no ill will toward the seven-footer.