Isaiah Hartenstein - Rockets second round pick (43rd overall)

National media hates Houston. Only team they show any respect to from Houston is the Astros.

 

lmao gmo the german dmo. 7footer with the size of a 6'8 swingman, and has a bad back.

jokes aside what else are u gonna do if u dont havena early 2nd round pick? another shot at a dmo-like player isnt bad. no risk-high reward.

if anything he can carry like all the teams laundry for a year with those long limbs and body.

 

The next Jokic

 

It depends on how deep you want to look. Those who would compare him to DMo are only looking that he's a white 7 footer who played in Lithuania have a history of back problems and has BJ Armstrong as his agent. If you look any deeper than that though, you're right, they are almost nothing alike on the court

DMo was a finesse player with an amazingly refined post game and a decent shot who plays below the rim and was a weak rebounder, Hartenstein is a MUCH more physical player with almost no post game, a fundamentally flawed shot, that is a solid rebounder who plays above the rim.

 

Doo was def more skilled but this guy is a much better athlete shot blocker rebounder.

He's nothing like dmo at all.

His ceiling is pretty high because of his size and athletic gifts. Dude is not a stiff at all. Id like to see him get proper coaching in the NBA asap.

I loved dmo coming out and thought he was carving out a role of 28 min rotation bigman on a contender but that back problem really screwed up his potential.

But dmo can't rebound or shot block this guy can.

And your right he's not as good of a passer as dmo who's really good but he's better than your giving him credit for.

He has the potential to be the modern NBA center if he reaches his potential

 

Still waiting for Malik Badaine

 

Fran Frischillia or whatever his name is said this kid would have been a top 10 pick in next years draft

 

wow he is really popular. Great video

 

Dude is American?

Military kid?

 

Shot doesn't look broken to me.

 

I'm dying on German DMo = GMO. It was birilliant.

 

Hartenstein is significantly more vertically athletic than DMo.

 

I guess as a back up to Capela he could be ok with conditioning.

Can pick and roll, pick and pop, finsih a lob.....

 

7'1 with a 7'2 wingspan, 250lbs, just turned 19 last month, 4th youngest player in the draft, decent athlete for his size, runs the floor well, developing a 3PT shot, has potential to hold his own on D in the NBA.

 

That's what jay bilas pointed out too when we picked him. That his guide hand is all over the place

 

Is it Harten-steen or Harten-stine?

 

Good pick, hope we can stash him for a year.

 

Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Why does it seem like he's shooting both lefty and righty jumpshots?