Most players signed to training camp deals don’t end up making the final roster — per Keith Smith, it only happens once every few years. This year, five players accomplished that feat, but none have been better than Isaiah Hartenstein.
Hartenstein came into camp competing for the third center job alongside Harry Giles. He won that battle and hasn’t stopped then. With averages of about seven points and five rebounds per game while shooting 67.5 percent on twos, Hartenstein has been more than serviceable, and he’s provided some cover for Serge Ibaka as the veteran center slowly makes his way back.