The Lakers shook hands on Matisse Thybulle on a single-year contract coming in at just over a few million dollars. Thybulle becomes the latest addition to the lineup, tagging along with a retooling that has dragged on through the messy off-season stretch. Suitors stopped chasing him in free agency well before this, which made the surprise pickup all the more puzzling. Suite staff now turn to other tasks, spanning filling open assistant GM slots that have drifted empty through the run. Training camp draws closer without those roles filled, putting the club thin on executive support right at when the run is about to lift off.