
Inside the Knicks’ attempt to keep Isaiah Hartenstein and how they may replace him after Thunder deal
NY Post
The money talked and the Knicks didn’t have enough.
Isaiah Hartenstein agreed to a three-year, $87 million deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday morning, multiple sources said, leaving the Knicks with a hole to fill at center as they navigate the remaining lower tiers of free agency.
The Knicks gave it their best effort to re-sign the starting center, offering their maximum of four years, $72.5 million as soon as the NBA Finals finished.
That offer remained on the table until Hartenstein agreed to the balloon offer from the Thunder, which is front-loaded and not guaranteed in the third year, a source told The Post.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












