Cleveland Cavaliers big Isaiah Hartenstein dunks the ball. (Photo by Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports)
For a while to this point, it was reportedly likely that Isaiah Hartenstein would end up declining his $1.8 million player option for next season. For what he provided for the Cleveland Cavaliers following his arrival via deadline day trade from the Denver Nuggets, to go with two future second-round picks, that seemed reasonable.
Hartenstein did not have much of a role at the NBA level in his prior two stints with the Houston Rockets and Nuggets, albeit he did have a bit more of one with Denver in his half season with them pre-trade.