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Isaiah Hartenstein

Oklahoma City Thunder · #55 · Plus starter
C7'0"250 lbage 288 yrs expEugene, OR
4th best of 11 on OKCworth +3.8 wins to the rotation
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Elite perimeter defender & playmaker
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Oklahoma City Thunder
Western · Northwest · proj. 68-14
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A throwback do-it-all center who rebounds everything in sight — 9.4 a game — and finishes inside at a 62% clip. He doubles as one of the league's craftier passing bigs, a connective hub out of the short roll and dribble handoff. The one thing he won't give you is spacing: he didn't attempt a three all season.

9.2
PPG
9.4
RPG
3.5
APG
1
SPG
0.8
BPG
GP 47MPG 24.2FG% 62.23P% 0FT% 61TS% 63.1USG% 16.1PER 19.8BPM +4.2VORP 1.8EPM +2.8
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Perimeter defense97
Playmaking94
Rebounding93
Inside finishing80
Scoring74
Rim protection71
Shooting61

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2018-19 to 2025-26 · 8 seasons
7.1
PPG
6.7
RPG
2.2
APG
426
GAMES
Points 3,016Win Shares 33.3Starts 160Best season 2023-24 · 7.8 ppg
Games played, last three seasons73%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 25 → 27
▬Steady

Isaiah, at 27, was as productive as ever when he played, but managed only 47 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (6.0 → 4.5 wins).

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 6.9 wins (+2.4)
Assumes a normal season; he played 47 games last year. Range 6.0–7.8 wins.
Production (BPM)+3.5 → +4.2+0.726-27 forecast +3.7
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +3.5 · 75 games2024-25: +3.2 · 57 games2025-26: +4.2 · 47 games2026-27: +3.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)6.0 → 4.5-1.526-27 forecast 6.9
Down because he played 47 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 6.0 · 75 games2024-25: 5.1 · 57 games2025-26: 4.5 · 47 games2026-27: 6.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $37.2M vs $25.0M salary+$12.2M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$25.0M salary2023-24: $27.5M · 75 games2024-25: $17.5M · 57 games2025-26: $12.8M · 47 games2026-27: $37.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $25,000,000 cap hit · through '29. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$25,000,000Guaranteed
11% of the club’s payroll · 4th of 15 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$37,196,000 /yr
Surplus+$12,196,000
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.