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Starts 3 of 3 games · 6th on LAL in minutes · Core role

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• X Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) · Report · 9 h ago

  Final: Lakers 103, Jazz 100 This one seems destined to go down to the wire. Both teams scored 29 points in the third. Luka has 39/7/8 on 14-26 FGs -- he's officially broken out of his slow start. AR has 18 points (5-10 FG). Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams have been huge.

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• Podcast Gil's Arena · 2 points · Oct 23
  • Danny Green on starters: 'they' started Matisse Thybulle in game one and started Ziaire Williams. Quentin Grimes might start some games, and those players will likely rotate depending on matchups. at 51:52
  • Danny Green: Matisse Thybulle will probably start tonight so he can guard Darius Garland, who had a good first night. at 52:02

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• Podcast Locked On Lakers · 5 points · Oct 23
  • Brian Kamenetzky: Heading into the season, most people, the hosts included, assumed Quentin Grimes would start. Instead, Ziaire Williams came back and was put in the lineup, and Matisse Thybulle started Wednesday and in the final preseason game. at 13:14
  • Andy Kamenetzky: Andy's analysis: against better defensive teams, starting Ziaire Williams and Matisse Thybulle, who are not dynamic offensive players, puts too much on Luka, Austin and Kessler's scoring and limits the offense. at 17:10
  • Andy Kamenetzky: Matisse Thybulle played 23 minutes on Wednesday, which the host calls on the high side for him over the last few years. at 17:57
  • Andy Kamenetzky: Andy doubts Matisse Thybulle can handle starter's minutes. He grants that JJ could still start him while giving Grimes and Sexton equal or more minutes off the bench. at 17:40
  • Brian Kamenetzky: Brian says the Lakers were at their best on Wednesday when they turned the game by getting cheap points in transition. He says Matisse Thybulle has defensive value but is not a full-court pressure or leak-out transition player. at 19:07

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• Podcast Zach Lowe, The Zach Lowe Show · Report · Oct 22 around the league

  JJ Redick started Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams alongside Luka and Reaves, a defense-first starting combo that Lowe calls a plot twist.

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Analysis · Oct 22 around the league

  Analysis: Kessler needs to be a top-three or top-four defensive center for the Lakers to be good enough, and point-of-attack defense is the big question. Ziaire Williams is better as a helper. Matisse Thybulle is miscast at the point of attack. Collin Sexton could maybe fill that role.

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• Bluesky Law Murray (@lawmurraythenu.bsky.social) · Report · Oct 21

  Collin Sexton (lower right leg) will not make his Lakers debut tonight vs Warriors Quentin Grimes started first four preseason games. Matisse Thybulle started preseason finale Friday, in part to see Grimes in a 6Man role

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• Podcast Locked On Lakers · 2 points · Oct 21
  • Andy Kamenetzky: Andy thinks Grimes is a better natural matchup for Steph Curry than Thybulle because of how Curry works off screens. He describes Thybulle as more of an off-ball disruptor, unless the Lakers put Ziaire Williams on Curry. at 29:52
  • A host says the Lakers will not be great defending on the ball but have many disruptors who get deflections, citing Williams and Thybulle. Kessler as rim protector lets them be aggressive. at 32:28

  “Warriors-Lakers Preview! Who Guards Luka, Steph? Kessler's Impact? Yaxel X-Factor?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Andy Kamenetzky, Locked On Lakers · Analysis · Oct 21

  The other host argues that outside doubts about the defense are less about Kessler and more about everyone else. In his view, Matisse Thybulle has had trouble staying on the court, Ziaire Williams is unproven defensively, it has been a while since Grimes defended at the level being discussed, and Thiero is unproven.

  “Why Lakers Fans Should Be Excited for This Year's Team (Despite Carr, Thiero Injuries)” at 27:01 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Lakers · 2 points · Oct 20
  • JJ Redick (reported): Host relays that JJ (Redick) has been noncommittal between Quentin Grimes and Matisse Thybulle for the fifth starting spot. at 20:47
  • Michael Pina (reported): Pina highlights the perimeter additions Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams and Quentin Grimes as active-handed defenders. The host adds that this fits Luka's and Reaves's disruptive strengths. at 30:26

  “Dalton Knecht's Release Closes an Ugly Chapter for LA... Plus, Collin Sexton Ready to Play?” · listen ↗

• Podcast unnamed Lakers beat person (reported), via Locked On NBA · Relayed report · Oct 19 around the league

  Relayed from someone who covers the Lakers: the team is very dependent on two minimum contracts, Thybulle and Ziaire Williams.

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily · 8 points · Oct 19
  • A host watched the Lakers' starting lineup against the Nuggets on Friday night in the preseason. It had Matisse Thybulle as the fifth starter next to Luka, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler. at 9:56
  • A host does not think Matisse Thybulle should be the Lakers' fifth starter, citing spacing and offensive utility. The host grants his point-of-attack defensive upside. at 10:07
  • A host relays that Portland fans would point out Thybulle 'probably' shot about 38-39% from three last season on low volume. The host says he still isn't getting anyone to respect that shot. at 10:40
  • Per a host, in the preseason the Nuggets trapped Luka, leaving a Reaves-Kessler two-man game (Reaves). Ziaire Williams or Thybulle then had to hit threes. at 11:31
  • Both hosts prefer Zaire/ Ziaire Williams to Thybulle as the fifth starter. They cite his shooting being respected, his size and that he can help bring the ball up. at 10:48
  • A host says JJ Redick has a really good zone scheme, and thinks Thybulle will be the Lakers' most dominant defender in it. at 12:35
  • A host predicts that if Thybulle starts the season, it won't last long. at 12:51
  • Sandro Mamukelashvili (quoted): Mamukelashvili's camp observations: Thybulle reads passing lanes well and gets two or three steals in practice, and Adou Thiero is super athletic. at 32:51

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• Podcast Hardwood Knocks host · Report · Oct 19 around the league

  Dan first said he hadn't seen Matisse Thybulle in preseason, then corrected himself: Thybulle has played.

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• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Analysis · Oct 19

  A host names Ziaire Williams, Grimes and Matisse Thybulle as disruptive defenders. He says the scheme also suits Reaves and Doncic defensively.

  “The Lakers Lack Cohesion at the End of the Preseason, and Need to Find Some Fast” at 27:01 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Lakers · 3 points · Oct 17
  • In the preseason finale, the starters were the big three plus Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams. at 4:06
  • Host opinion: one host has doubts about Thybulle as the fifth starter. The reasons given are less offensive pop than Grimes and recurring injury concerns that make him impractical to plan around. The host still understands why Redick is intrigued. at 15:47
  • Host analysis: there is logic to starting Thybulle because he spots up around the perimeter, and if he hits shots at a high enough rate he will not wreck the spacing. However, he will not add paint touches. The host prefers four perimeter players who can get into the paint, playing as athletic a lineup as possible. at 17:29

  “Big Three Play, Redick (Potentially) Previews Starting Lineup, Lakers Lose Preseason Finale” · listen ↗

• X Khobi Price (@khobi_price) · Report · Oct 16

  Lakers starters vs. Nuggets: Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams and Walker Kessler. When asked whether this lineup will start for the season opener against the Warriors, JJ Redick (in part) responded nothing "definitive for next week."

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• X Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) · Report · Oct 13

  Starters in Las Vegas Warriors: Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Gui Santos, YAXEL, Charles Bassey (Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis out) Lakers: Austin Reaves, Quentin Grimes, Matisse Thybulle, Jake LaRavia, Walker Kessler (Luka Doncic, Ziaire Williams out)

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