Isaiah Hartenstein Fantasy Outlook: Should You Draft the Oklahoma City Thunder Center This Year?
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Should you draft Isaiah Hartenstein this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Oklahoma City Thunder Center.
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Should You Draft Isaiah Hartenstein in Fantasy Basketball?
Isaiah Hartenstein delivered a career year in his first season with Oklahoma City, starting 53 of 57 games and helping the Thunder win a championship. He averaged 11.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 0.8 steals in just 27.9 minutes, recording 28 double-doubles. His ability to produce over two steals + blocks per game while finishing around the rim makes him a valuable mid-round target, especially in points leagues.
Hartenstein brings energy and hustle to a Thunder frontcourt built around Chet Holmgren, thriving on put-backs, cleanup buckets, and strong passing out of the high post. While he has never been a high-usage scorer, his rebounding prowess and versatile skill set fit perfectly in OKC’s offense. His role should remain similar this season, though minutes could dip slightly if Holmgren stays healthy and develops further.
Hartenstein is one of the league’s best rebounders, a capable playmaker for his position, and consistent enough to provide nightly double-double potential. Managers looking for stability and efficiency from the center spot should consider him a draft-day value in both points and category formats.
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What Are Hartenstein’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Hartenstein to score 2,047.3 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 8.8 points per game.
This includes 3.9 field goals per game, 0.0 three-pointers per game, 1.1 free throws per game, 9.1 rebounds per game, 3.3 assists per game, 1.0 steals per game, and 1.1 blocks per game.
Where Does Isaiah Hartenstein Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Hartenstein is ranked 91st overall and 21st at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Bilal Coulibaly, D’Angelo Russell, Naz Reid, Aaron Gordon, and Kel’el Ware.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Jaden Ivey, Bub Carrington, Keegan Murray, Ausar Thompson, and Zach Edey.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Donovan Clingan, Mark Williams, Nicolas Claxton, Reid, and Ware.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Edey, Jakob Poeltl, Wendell Carter Jr., Walker Kessler, and Daniel Gafford.
