Isaiah Hartenstein details Thomas Sorber's 1st year in NBA

Rehabbing in the background, Thomas Sorber likely had this season-long five-game road trip circled on his calendar. The 20-year-old needed things to look forward to in his first NBA year as he recovers from a torn ACL that shelved him before Media Day even arrived. The Oklahoma City Thunder had an eventful 132-111 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday.

Sorber's rookie duties likely included being their personal tour guide — as he played at Capital One Arena for Georgetown's home games. The Thunder have seen Sorber slowly get back into the groove of things. Six months after he sustained the season-ending knee surgery, he conducted a pregame warmup at Washington.

Over the last couple of months, his activity has ramped up to basketball exercises. You never want to miss your first year in the NBA. The Thunder added Sorber with the No.

15 pick of the 2025 NBA draft. They likely had hoped to see him show enough flashes to make an educated decision with Isaiah Hartenstein's long-term future. But alas, sometimes things are out of your control.