OKC’s 7-foot center has proven the team to be the deepest in the league.
When center Chet Holmgren went down with a hip fracture in mid-November, hope seemed somewhat lost of one of the NBA’s brightest squads.
It was an obviously massive blow to the West’s best team. Without Holmgren, how would they keep their spot atop the conference? Much less, contend with team’s like Boston, Cleveland and more for the league’s best record.Signed in the offseason for a pretty penny, Hartenstein was thought of to be a new wrinkle for the Thunder — an additional bench big to either stagger when Holmgren hits the bench, or play in tandem as a 7-footer duo. But with the former No.
Per Dunks and Threes, Hartenstein ranks No. 20 overall in estimated plus-minus, a nice gauge for a player’s overall impact per 100 possessions. That’s just 10 spots behind Holmgren himself. Regardless of where exactly he lands on the spectrum, he’s been an obviously vital piece to the Thunder maintaining its pace.
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