Why Thunder can barely play Isaiah Hartenstein against the Spurs
Their standout center doesn't work in this matchup.
Why Thunder can barely play Isaiah Hartenstein against the Spurs originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Oklahoma City Thunder have a great, traditional center: Isaiah Hartenstein.
He's almost useless against the San Antonio Spurs . Even as Game 1 went double overtime, Hartenstein played just a dozen minutes for OKC. It's likely to continue that way as the series goes on.
Here's why. MORE: Why the Lakers didn't keep Alex Caruso Why are the Thunder barely playing Isaiah Hartenstein? Simply put, he matches up miserably with the Spurs.
The Athletic's John Hollinger pointed this out in a smart article after Game 1. Hartenstein played the first two minutes of the opener, subbed out for Alex Caruso, and then only played his other 10 minutes when Luke Kornet was on the floor for Victor Wembanyama. The problem is that Hartenstein doesn't pull Wemby away from the basket.