ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN HAD done almost everything expected of him during his delayed debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
After missing this season's first 15 games due to a broken left hand, the center filled up the stat sheet with 13 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and four blocks in a Nov. 20 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers. It was the type of impact performance the Thunder anticipated when Hartenstein signed a three-year, $87 million deal in free agency over the summer.
But Hartenstein still needed to put the finishing touches on his first official outing in an Oklahoma City uniform.