Matisse Thybulle was set to start the Lakers' Oct. 16 preseason game, with a plan to play him 25 minutes "and see how he responds." JJ Redick said his workload will need managing all season. Quentin Grimes, who started the first four, will "start a lot of games," he said.
Matisse Thybulle gets a roaming role on defense, Lakers coach JJ Redick said, but within limits: "You got to allow him freedom to be a little bit of a roamer on defense... Not gambling." He cited one play where Thybulle gambled on DeMar DeRozan and it hurt the Lakers.