The Lakers hammered out a deal for Matisse Thybulle on a short-term contract totalling just over a few million dollars. Thybulle lands as the next signing to the roster, joining a retooling that has pulled on through the long off-season stretch. Scouts stopped chasing him in free agency long before this, which made the bargain pickup all the more odd. Front office now turn to other tasks, spanning filling open assistant GM spots that have drifted empty through the run. Training camp crowds closer without those roles filled, leaving the franchise thin on executive support right when the chapter is about to tip.