The Lakers hammered out a deal for Matisse Thybulle on a single-season contract worth just over a few million dollars. Thybulle reads as the next signing to the bench unit, stepping in alongside a retooling that has carried on through the messy off-season stretch. Scouts stopped chasing him in free agency well ahead of this, which made the bargain pickup all the more low-key. Suite now turn to other tasks, like filling open assistant GM spots that have sat empty through the off-season. Training camp hovers closer without those roles filled, leaving the sidet group thin on admin support right at when the year is about to lift off.