The 2024-25 NBA common season starts subsequent week. All 30 groups have contemporary hopes in what they hope is their yr. Preseason basketball begins on October 4 and ends on Friday, October 18. Final season, the Oklahoma Town Thunder completed first within the Western Convention. On the other hand, they have been bounced in the second one spherical of the playoffs by way of the Mavericks.
OKC comes into the 2024-25 season because the making a bet favourite (+310) to win the Western Convention. The Thunder are 3-1 this preseason and play their ultimate recreation on Thursday night time vs. the Hawks. Throughout a win on Tuesday night time vs. the Nuggets, giant guy Isaiah Hartenstein suffered a small, non-displaced fracture in his left hand. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Hartenstein is ready to omit five-to-six weeks because of damage. He’ll omit the primary 20 video games of the season for the Thunder.
The Thunder might be with out Isaiah Hartenstein for the primary five-to-six weeks of the 2024-25 season
Thunder say Isaiah Hartenstein suffered a small, non-displaced fracture in his left hand in Tuesday’s preseason recreation in Denver and might be re-evaluated in five-to-six weeks.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 17, 2024
Isaiah Hartenstein is ready to play in his seventh skilled season when he makes his debut for the Oklahoma Town Thunder. That’s going to be a while after Hartenstein suffered a small hand fracture on Tuesday night time. The large guy was once a unfastened agent this offseason and left the Knicks to signal with the Thunder. Hartenstein gained a three-year, $87 million deal. In 75 video games and 49 begins for New York in 2023-24, Hartenstein averaged (7.8) issues, (8.3) rebounds, (2.5) assists, (1.2) steals, and (1.1) blocks.
Oklahoma Town had a small rebounding drawback in 2023-24 and Hartenstein was once introduced in to assist remedy that factor. On the other hand, the large guy may not be in a position to head straight away. Jaylin Williams and Kenrich Williams are each sidelined this preseason because of damage. Including Hartenstein to that listing isn’t best for the Thunder. If Jaylin Williams misses time, Chet Holmgren might be relied upon closely to start out the 2024-25 season. That might be the case regardless with Hartenstein set to omit time. The Thunder open their season at the street subsequent Thursday vs. the Denver Nuggets.