Matisse Thybulle
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Matisse Vincent Thybulle (/məˈtiːs ˈθaɪbəl/ mə-TEESS THYBE-əl;[1][2] born March 4, 1997)[3] is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers the following day. Thybulle was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team as a member of the 76ers in 2021 and 2022. He was traded to the Trail Blazers in 2023.
No. 4 – Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1997-03-04) March 4, 1997 (age 27) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian / American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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College | Washington (2015–2019) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2019: 1st round, 20th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
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2019–2023 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
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Thybulle played college basketball for the Washington Huskies. As a senior in 2019, he was recognized as the top defender in the nation with the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and the Lefty Driesell Award. Thybulle also earned first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12, and repeated as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
Thybulle is a dual American-Australian citizen and spent seven years of his childhood in Sydney. He was a member of the Australian national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.