The seven-footer provided size and rim protection in the Thunder's 109-99 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. He finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds off the bench. His return was the highlight of OKC's postgame win interview.

Mark Daigneault multiplies the time whenever he’s asked a variation of the same question. How has Isaiah Hartenstein integrated himself so well with an established OKC Thunder team?

The Oklahoma City Thunder have to play Kenrich Williams more minutes moving forward as their small ball five options. Gone should be the days of Dillon Jones as the first center off the bench.

In his first 24 seconds of action this season, Isaiah Hartenstein grabbed a defensive rebound, ran a dribble handoff with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, created a potential hockey-like assist for an Alex Caruso 3-pointer initiated by a short-roll pass to the corner,