The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the top teams in the NBA so far this season, but they’ve suffered major injuries to both Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. The injury bug has depleted the Thunder’s center depth,

Isaiah Hartenstein, Oklahoma City’s prized free agent center, sustained a small, non-displaced fracture in his left hand in Denver on Tuesday.

The two, in their own respective rights, were to birth the versatility of dreams. Twelve games in and without any traditional center or even Caruso — an unexpected understudy for the big-man group — the Thunder doesn’t have an option: either shrink to the occasion or drown for the next several weeks.

Three-time Defensive Player of the Year and NBA Champion center pitches himself as potential big man to join OKC Thunder.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are dealing with an array of injuries to start the season. At 10-2, the Thunder are still atop of the Western Conference, but they’ll have to stay afloat for a bit.