Matisse Thybulle is officially headed to the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced on Monday, giving the team a proven perimeter defender to its reshaped roster.
Thybulle, 29, is a two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection, adding one of the league's most disruptive defensive players to piece alongside Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves and new starting center Walker Kessler.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Thybulle spent last season with the Portland Trail Blazers, playing in 30 games off the bench while averaging 5.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 16.0 minutes per game.
He also shot 39.8% from 3-point range last season, developing into a consistent 3-and-D piece as he shot 41.8% comibied in the last two seasons. The only knock is he only played just 45 games the last two seasons.

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The Los Angeles Lakers got the bulk of their offseason work done during the opening days of free agency. They were able to add players such as Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, and Colin ***** ton to the organization.
Now, Los Angeles is attempting to land former Golden State Warriors NBA champion Jonathan ***** inga. The two sides reportedly have mutual interest.
“There is mutual free agent interest between Jonathan ***** inga and the Lakers, per Jovan Buha. Los Angeles continues to work behind the scenes to secure ***** inga’s commitment as their new wing addition,” NBA reporter Evan Sidery wrote.
While that has been the case, the Lakers have also signed wings Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams. Even so, there is a growing belief that negotiations between the two sides have hit a rough patch and may even be at a stalemate.

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Although the Los Angeles Lakers' roster looks largely set, their pursuit of 6-foot-7 forward Jonathan ******* inga hasn't ended.
They have depth at the wing and forward spots after adding Ziaire Williams and Matisse Thybulle in recent days, but they lack a legitimate two-way starting forward. ******* inga could fill that void -- if he changes his ways and embraces such a well-rounded role.
ESPN reporter Anthony Slater went on "NBA Today" on Thursday and outlined where the Lakers' pursuit of ******* inga stands.
"I can tell you that they keep calling Jonathan ******* inga. And again, obviously they have not made a lucrative enough offer for ******* inga to jump. But part of their pitch has been, 'Hey, you can come start here potentially.'
"And that says two things to me. Number one, it says the Lakers still don't want to be done making moves, and they believe they're a little weak on the wing position. Which, I think [Matisse] Thybulle will help. I think Ziaire Williams will help, but they could use some more juice on the wing, and maybe they get ******* inga done. Maybe they don't. I think the LeBron domino affects ******* inga and what he may or may not be able to get. But, again, all I can tell you is Rob Pelinka keeps calling about Jonathan ******* inga"

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The Los Angeles Lakers have a roster problem. Bronny James, at least for now, does not appear to be their preferred solution.
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin said Thursday on NBA Today that the Lakers must make another move after signing Matisse Thybulle. The addition of the two-time All-Defensive selection left Los Angeles with 16 players on guaranteed standard contracts, one above the regular-season limit.
Although the Lakers can bring as many as 20 players to training camp, they must trade or waive somebody before opening night. McMenamin identified Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and Jaden Hardy as three potential trade candidates.
Bronny was not among them.
His omission does not guarantee his place on the opening-night roster or make him untouchable. But it represents another encouraging sign for the 21-year-old guard following LeBron James’ departure.

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Whenever a player who could've helped the Los Angeles Lakers ends up with another team, some fans simply ******* ume that the Lakers didn't go after him. But the team has been aggressive this summer in remodeling its roster after LeBron James left, and that aggression extends to players it struck out on.
On Sunday, Luguentz Dort, who was a key starter for the Oklahoma City Thunder over the last several years, was sent to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team trade. Before that trade went down, the Lakers were reportedly one team that had interest in him, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
"Several teams expressed trade interest in acquiring Dort before he was traded to Atlanta, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, and Miami Heat, league sources told HoopsHype."
Los Angeles has lacked defensive-minded wings, especially those who can also hit open 3-pointers, for a number of years. While Dort shot just 38.5% from the field and 34.4% from 3-point range last season, he could've served as a nice piece for L.A.
About a month ago, NBA insider Jake Fischer wrote that the team had called the Thunder about Dort. Instead, it eventually added two-way wing Quentin Grimes and forwards Ziaire Williams and Matisse Thybulle in free agency. It is also hoping that 6-foot-5 rookie guard Cameron Carr will make it into its rotation and display some legitimate two-way ability.

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According to multiple reports, the Los Angeles Lakers met with free agent forward Jonathan ***** inga last Tuesday when NBA free agency officially opened and are still trying to land him. Khobi Price of the California Post reported that the Atlanta Hawks, the team ***** inga finished this past season with, are willing to do a sign-and-trade with Los Angeles to give it the 23-year-old.
But trades are never easy to consummate in the NBA, and the Lakers do have a big hole in terms of a starting two-way forward who is athletic. If they strike out on ***** inga, they need to have other options, and Price listed some potential ones, although it is unknown how realistic they are for the team.
Most of them are underwhelming, but the pickings are slim right now, especially given the ultra-restrictive qualities of the league's current collective bargaining agreement and salary cap.
"Ziaire Williams, who's coming off a career-year with the [Brooklyn] Nets, is a player the Lakers eyed after the Nets declined Williams' $6.3 million team option to make him an unrestricted free agent," Price wrote.
"Bruce Brown, Matisse Thybulle and Ochai Agbaji are other unrestricted free agents still available."

Bobby Marks: Some context on the Quinten Post offer sheet in Memphis. * Last time a player signed an offer sheet of $5M+ per season was Matisse Thybulle with Dallas in 2023. * Last time an offer sheet went unmatched was 2020 (Bogdan Bogdanovic with Sacramento/Atlanta)
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