Interesting. I like it. Not sure what it says about Hartenstein’s progress but I couldn’t really picture him being a contributor honestly.
Not exactly a big splash, but a smart deal to add depth at center. Clint is going to miss time at some point this season, and Chandler is a million years old. D'Antoni could even alternate games more so neither Chandler or Nene have to play more than 40-50 games. Also, I'm always a fan of keeping around fan-friendly, liked veterans for continuity in the locker room.
Reeks of a promise by Rockets to resign him if they didn’t execute a SnT, and plan to cut Hartenstein so we can stay under the cap.
This mustve been part of the wink-wink deal when they asked him to retire. "Hey Nene, take the year off, we'll make it up to you"