Concern around the Oklahoma City Thunder’s frontcourt without Chet Holmgren has been all but nullified thanks to the return and stellar play of Isaiah Hartenstein.

Isaiah Hartenstein's last five months have involved lots of significant news. He joined the Oklahoma City Thunder — the sixth team of his career despite being 2

Hartenstein knew OKC was the right team for him when the team's decision-makers traveled to "some random hotel" in Eugene, Oregon.

In a recent interview, Isaiah Hartenstein commended Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams for helping him integrate into the team.

Mark Daigneault multiplies the time whenever he’s asked a variation of the same question. How has Isaiah Hartenstein integrated himself so well with an established OKC Thunder team?

In his first 24 seconds of action this season, Isaiah Hartenstein grabbed a defensive rebound, ran a dribble handoff with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, created a potential hockey-like assist for an Alex Caruso 3-pointer initiated by a short-roll pass to the corner,

That depth of defenders combined with increased physicality is why Oklahoma City has the best defense in the league — and it has yet to play Hartenstein and Holmgren together (they haven’t been healthy at the same time). However, having just one of them back to clean things up at the rim lets those quality perimeter defenders be more aggressive.

Chet Holmgren is Isaiah Hartenstein's number one hype man after the latter returned from injury on Wednesday in a Thunder win.

Not only has Isaiah Hartenstein stuck the landing, but he landed on a first-class seat. Since his return from a fractured hand, Hartenstein has been a saving grace for the Thunder. Four games, four double-doubles and four wins.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have seen Isaiah Hartenstein come in and make a massive impact on the court and clearly off of it. His basketball mind is an extension of the coach on the floor with superb organizational skills.