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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 27
Isaiah Hartenstein Re-Signs With Thunder for 3 Years, $75 Million
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 27

Isaiah Hartenstein Re-Signs With Thunder for 3 Years, $75 Million

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 27

Summary

  • $75 million over three years will keep Isaiah Hartenstein in Oklahoma City through the 2028-29 season, lifting his total guaranteed earnings with the Thunder to $134 million over five years.
  • The Thunder declined Hartenstein's $28.5 million team option for 2026-27 to structure the new deal, preserving a key interior defender as they contend in the Western Conference.
  • Hartenstein, 28, averaged career highs of 10.3 points and 10.1 rebounds across two seasons with Oklahoma City.
  • Oklahoma City has gone 132-32 in those two years, reached two Western Conference finals and won the 2024-25 NBA championship.

Insights

The Thunder paid big to stop Wembanyama, but is Hartenstein enough to solve the offensive issues that cost them a title shot?
After Hartenstein’s $75M deal, will the NBA’s harsh tax rules force the Thunder to dismantle their young championship core?