How Oklahoma City Thunder’s Isaiah Hartenstein impacts winning without scoring | Don’t Miss This

Isaiah Hartenstein can impact a game without getting a point in the box score.

He can bat a missed shot out for another offensive rebound, set impeccable screens for shooters and defend the paint with physicality.

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