The Lakers reached a deal for Matisse Thybulle on a short-term contract coming in at just over a few million dollars. Thybulle becomes the newest face to the bench unit, stepping in alongside a reshuffle that has pulled on through the messy off-season stretch. Suitors walked away chasing him in free agency way before this, which made the quiet pickup all the more puzzling. Front office now turn to other tasks, such as filling open assistant GM chairs that have hung empty through the run. Training camp looms closer without those roles filled, giving the side thin on back-room support right when the run is about to crack open.