Overview
- The Los Angeles Lakers officially added Matisse Thybulle to their roster on a reported one-year, $3.3 million contract, and the team assigned him jersey No. 26.
- Multiple outlets report Thybulle is fully healthy this offseason after two injury-plagued seasons that limited him to 45 games over the past two years.
- Thybulle is a two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team pick known for on-ball disruption and stealing the ball, skills the Lakers sought to improve their perimeter defense.
- He has developed into a reliable 3-point shooter, making roughly 41.8 percent from deep over the last two seasons, which fits the Lakers’ need for outside spacing around primary scorers.
- The addition pushes Los Angeles to 16 guaranteed contracts, meaning the team must waive or trade a player before the regular season and continues to hunt for frontcourt help under cap and second‑apron constraints.