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Isaiah Hartenstein
Isaiah Hartenstein (/ˈhɑːrtənʃtaɪn/ HAR-tən-shtyne, German: [ˈhaʁtn̩ʃtaɪn] ⓘ) (born May 5, 1998) is an American and German professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), Hartenstein plays the center position.
Before playing in the NBA, Hartenstein played in Germany before playing in Lithuania for Zalgiris Kaunas, with which he won a Lithuanian League championship in 2017. After he left Lithuania in 2017, the Houston Rockets selected him with the 43rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, but he did not make his NBA debut with the Rockets until the next season. In 2024, Hartenstein signed with the Thunder and won the 2025 NBA Finals in his first season with the team. He has also played for the Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and the Germany national team.
Born in Eugene, Oregon, Isaiah Hartenstein is the son of Florian Hartenstein, a basketball coach and former professional basketball player, and Theresa Hartenstein. His mother is a White American, and his father is half African-American and half German. Isaiah's parents met in the United States while his father played basketball at the University of Oregon.
In 2008, Hartenstein and his family moved to Germany, where his father was playing professionally.
Hartenstein joined the MTV Gießen youth ranks and continued his career at the youth teams of QTSV Quakenbrück/Artland Dragons, after his father had signed to play with the Artland Dragons in 2009.
In the 2013–14 season, Hartenstein led the Artland Dragons' junior team to a German championship in the under-16 Bundesliga JBBL, while being named Most Valuable Player. He averaged 20.9 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.9 blocks on the season. His father Florian, who served as head coach of the team, was named JBBL Coach of the Year.
Hartenstein was selected to play in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic International game. He finished the game with four points and five rebounds in 18 minutes.
On February 1, 2015, the 16 year old Hartenstein made his debut in Germany's top-tier level Basketball Bundesliga, seeing less than two minutes of action against Eisbären Bremerhaven.
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Isaiah Hartenstein
Isaiah Hartenstein (/ˈhɑːrtənʃtaɪn/ HAR-tən-shtyne, German: [ˈhaʁtn̩ʃtaɪn] ⓘ) (born May 5, 1998) is an American and German professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), Hartenstein plays the center position.
Before playing in the NBA, Hartenstein played in Germany before playing in Lithuania for Zalgiris Kaunas, with which he won a Lithuanian League championship in 2017. After he left Lithuania in 2017, the Houston Rockets selected him with the 43rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, but he did not make his NBA debut with the Rockets until the next season. In 2024, Hartenstein signed with the Thunder and won the 2025 NBA Finals in his first season with the team. He has also played for the Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and the Germany national team.
Born in Eugene, Oregon, Isaiah Hartenstein is the son of Florian Hartenstein, a basketball coach and former professional basketball player, and Theresa Hartenstein. His mother is a White American, and his father is half African-American and half German. Isaiah's parents met in the United States while his father played basketball at the University of Oregon.
In 2008, Hartenstein and his family moved to Germany, where his father was playing professionally.
Hartenstein joined the MTV Gießen youth ranks and continued his career at the youth teams of QTSV Quakenbrück/Artland Dragons, after his father had signed to play with the Artland Dragons in 2009.
In the 2013–14 season, Hartenstein led the Artland Dragons' junior team to a German championship in the under-16 Bundesliga JBBL, while being named Most Valuable Player. He averaged 20.9 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.9 blocks on the season. His father Florian, who served as head coach of the team, was named JBBL Coach of the Year.
Hartenstein was selected to play in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic International game. He finished the game with four points and five rebounds in 18 minutes.
On February 1, 2015, the 16 year old Hartenstein made his debut in Germany's top-tier level Basketball Bundesliga, seeing less than two minutes of action against Eisbären Bremerhaven.
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