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Oklahoma City is not letting its big man get away.
Isaiah Hartenstein intends to sign a new three-year deal to stay with the Thunder through 2028-29, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday night. With what he has already made in Oklahoma City, the commitment reaches five years and $134 million guaranteed.
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The Thunder had possessed a $28.5 million team option for Hartenstein next season, but he now takes a new multiyear deal at a lower yearly number. That matters in Oklahoma City right now. The Thunder are staring at a brutal tax bill once the max extensions for Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams land, and spreading Hartenstein’s money over more years is how they keep the band together without paying a record-setting penalty.
The Thunder are still looking at one of the most expensive rosters in the league.
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