"They play the right way. The stars play the right way and everyone else plays the right way," Hartenstein said. "It starts with Shai and Dub. I feel we're all very unselfish and I think that makes it easy and fit right in."

In a recent interview, Isaiah Hartenstein commended Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams for helping him integrate into the team.

Hartenstein knew OKC was the right team for him when the team's decision-makers traveled to "some random hotel" in Eugene, Oregon.