Likelihood Isaiah Hartenstein will return to the Knicks? | The Putback with Ian Begley | SNY

Likelihood Isaiah Hartenstein will return to the Knicks? | The Putback with Ian Begley | SNY

the next big free agent for the Knicks would be Isaiah hartenstein Nicks big man obviously stepped in and stepped up big time when Mitchell Robinson got hurt this past season played a pivotal role to get the Knicks to where they were and he’s going to command a big money in the off season not many teams with significant cap space but I think if you’re thinking about har Haren Stein’s free agency you look at Oklahoma City you look at Orlando you look at Detroit and Orlando in particular had significant interest in hartenstein last time he was a free agent he chose New York over the magic I don’t know if the money was equal wasn’t equal but one thing about hartenstein he was willing to resign with the Clippers to on a lower number to go back there his last free agency because he felt comfortable in that situation and that just tells me that if the money’s equal or even if he’s taken a little bit of a haircut with New York I would think he would lean towards coming back here because of what he did this these past few seasons and his comfort level with the group and how he fits this group now look the Knicks can only offer 72 million over four years because they have Harten Stein’s early bird rights a team like OKC a team like Orlando could come over the top and really put together a big balloon offer maybe two years 50 million something like that would really make Haren Stein think now I know that after their playoff run the Knicks felt like they were in a good place on both ogn anobi and Isaiah hartenstein while also acknowledging those two are going to get interest from from other teams and they’re going to have to deal with that and so I think as you’d expect right now the Knicks I think are planning for all their options including possibility of losing hartenstein while also feeling like they have a good shot at retaining him and I think they’re keeping an eye on the fre agency market with the centers and and seeing what plan B C D would be if Haron Stein were to leave Cass for you you’re pitching hartenstein on staying with the Knicks even though he has a big offer from another team what would you say to him and how important is he uh coming back here for this team success my biggest pitch to Isaiah hartenstein will well on top of you know doing you know Jimmy Kimmel spots and the the the certain celebrity that comes with being a New York nck culture-wise he was you know such an important and integral part the DNA of what this Knicks T eventually became towards the second half of the Season he is a guy who rebounds who passes better than the average big man who could defend anybody out there did a valiant effort against Joel embiid even though he was still on Mars during this playoff season um I think chemistry goes a long way and I think the fact that he was willing to take less money to stay in a winning situation like Los Angeles Clippers gives you a little bit of hope uh that he would stay in New York given the success that this team had towards the end of the season however the Oklahoma City Thunder scare the crap out of me because they’re young they have the cap space to do it they need a guy to sort of protect chat holgren and he kind of fits that mold of their version of what Stephen Adams was to a previous generation of Oklahoma City Thunder so if there’s any team out there that worries me the most about uh losing the ihar it it would be the Thunder and that is a team that has a championship window that is just as open as the Knicks but they’re a little bit younger so money Championship it’s it’s it’s it wouldn’t shock me but I don’t want it to happen o OKC would definitely be uh you know on that radar of teams to watch even though it hasn’t been Sam prey’s nature to go out there and Splurge during free agency but for Isaiah hardenstein I’ve came away with the the observation I came away with after this season is that he needs to be back with the Knicks and he needs to be the deao starting center for the Knicks I was impressed with so many things that Isaiah hartstein improved on since he’s been here with the Knicks his defense his rebounding he gave Tom tibo a lot of credit for that the floater his floater game was on point throughout the season and the postseason the Twan action that he ran with Jaylen Brunson we saw a lot of potential there that I would like to see the Knicks tap into when you have a fiveman that can make high IQ plays both as a shooter and as a playmaker I think it adds a little bit of Versatility to that Nicks offense and allow some more fluidity in their offense where you can get it out to your three-point Shooters and not just have to rely on Jaylen Brunson and Julius Randall to create for the rest of the team so he’s moved from just a resered player to now a vital piece especially when you have to factor in injury time for Mitchell Robinson it may be ideal for the Knicks to move forward with ihart as a starter and maybe Mitch as a reserve to limit his load as well

On The Putback with Ian Begley, SNY’s NBA Insider alongside CP The Fanchise and Kaz Famuyide discuss whether Isaiah Hartenstein will re-sign with the Knicks in New York.

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