Last season, Matisse Thybulle averaged a career-high 25.5 minutes per game while starting 50 of the 66 regular-season games in which he appeared. He lost his starting spot to Danny Green in the playoffs—in part because he couldn’t travel to Toronto due to his Covid-19 vaccination status—but he still played 15.2 minutes per game off the bench.
Through five games this season, Thybulle has played a grand total of six minutes. Most of those have either come in garbage time or on situational (end-of-quarter) possessions.
The offseason additions of P.J. Tucker, De’Anthony Melton, Danuel House Jr. and Montrezl Harrell have given head coach Doc Rivers more options for his rotation.