The Lakers hammered out a deal for Matisse Thybulle on a single-season contract priced at just over a few million dollars. Thybulle becomes the most recent pickup to the roster, teaming up with a retooling that has pulled on through the long off-season stretch. Teams stopped chasing him in free agency ages before this, which made the quiet pickup all the more striking. Front office now turn to other tasks, spanning filling open assistant GM seats that have stayed empty through the run. Training camp hangs closer without those roles filled, putting the franchise thin on executive support right at when the chapter is about to start.