Matisse Thybulle

Matisse Thybulle

NBASmall Forward|Portland Trail Blazers
AustraliaMarch 4, 1997

Biography

Matisse Vincent Thybulle (/ˈθaɪbəl/ THY-bəl; born March 4, 1997) 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. 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.

Photos

Matisse Thybulle — NBA Guard for Portland Trail Blazers
Matisse Thybulle — NBA Guard for Portland Trail Blazers
Matisse Thybulle — NBA Small Forward for Portland Trail Blazers
Matisse Thybulle — NBA Small Forward for Portland Trail Blazers

Career Timeline

1997personal

Matisse Vincent Thybulle (/ˈθaɪbəl/ THY-bəl; born March 4, 1997) is an Austra...

Matisse Vincent Thybulle (/ˈθaɪbəl/ THY-bəl; born March 4, 1997) is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2019career

He was selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Boston Celtic...

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.

2019achievement

As a senior in 2019, he was recognized as the top defender in the nation with...

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.

2020career

He was a member of the Australian national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics i...

He was a member of the Australian national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

2021career

Thybulle was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team as a member of the 76...

Thybulle was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team as a member of the 76ers in 2021 and 2022.

2023career

He was traded to the Trail Blazers in 2023.

Achievements

2019

As a senior in 2019, he was recognized as the top defender in the nation with...

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.