It’s all about fit, and chemistry, and specific role — and the early returns say that Oklahoma City knocked it out of the park with Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso. Caruso isn’t playing anywhere near his best basketball and is still one of the most impactful players on the roster.

Concern around the Oklahoma City Thunder’s frontcourt without Chet Holmgren has been all but nullified thanks to the return and stellar play of Isaiah Hartenstein.

The Oklahoma City Thunder brought in Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso this offseason. Those two have hit the ground running together in Bricktown. Caruso spoke on the connection at OKC Thunder practice on Monday.

In his first 24 seconds of action this season, Isaiah Hartenstein grabbed a defensive rebound, ran a dribble handoff with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, created a potential hockey-like assist for an Alex Caruso 3-pointer initiated by a short-roll pass to the corner,