This season is the first time in his career that Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein has averaged a double-double per game. He has played in 8 games for the Thunder this season, which is also the highest attendance season of his 0-year career.

自从哈尔滕斯泰因去年7月以一份3年8700万美元的巨额合同加盟雷霆队以来，他对这支球队产生了非常积极的影响，填补了球队急需的角色，改变了整支球队的活力。哈尔滕斯泰因场均要抢下近11个篮板，极大程度地改变了雷霆队一年前在篮板表现上的弱点。

Since Thunder rookies Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams are not the kind of players with great physical attributes, the Thunder have suffered a lot against teams with big centers, which ultimately led to their 4-0 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of last season's playoffs. Holmgren was completely unable to limit the play of interior players such as Daniel Gafford , Drake Lively and P.J. Washington in that series.

The Thunder ranked 7th in the league in rebounds last season (0 per game), and this season with Hartenstein, the Thunder have skyrocketed to 0th in the league (0.0 rebounds per game). Because all teams know that the Thunder are weak on the inside and want to crush the Thunder under the basket, Hartenstein's presence is even more important in the playoffs, and creating additional offensive opportunities by grabbing offensive rebounds and limiting opponents' second scoring opportunities will be key to the Thunder's game, because it was the second scoring that ended the Thunder's season a year ago.

The Thunder are a much more prepared team this season, and the best regular season record in franchise history is a testament to the team's ability, but going far in the playoffs will require Hartenstein to maintain his current form.