Blazers Match Three-Year, $33M Offer Sheet Matisse Thybulle Signed With Mavericks

[RealGM Wiretap]

The Portland Trail Blazers will match the three-year, $33 million offer sheet Matisse Thybulle signed with the Dallas Mavericks.

The deal includes an $11.5 million player option in the third year.

Portland acquired him in February from the Philadelphia 76ers. 

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

[Pickled Prunes]

No brainer.

[Melwing]

No brainer.

Agreed, seems like a great contract

[Zenzibar]

[IAMZOOTED2]

Need more deets, but I’m not totally convinced of matisse’ ability to make that a value contract. Sure, the number is good/movable, but he has improved so little since he arrived…is there not a world where someone else could replace him. What he takes in the defensive end he just gives right back on the other side

[Palefox]

But why keep a player of his age and role if you are trading Dame.
Rather a part of sign and trade?

[DickMotta4Prez]

But why keep a player of his age and role if you are trading Dame.

He's only 24 and a 2 time All-NBA Defensive Selection. Makes no sense to lose him for nothing if there's no cap penalty to match his very reasonable offer sheet.

Rather a part of sign and trade?

He can't be traded until December per CBA rules

[Melwing]

But why keep a player of his age and role if you are trading Dame.
Rather a part of sign and trade?

You mixing him up with someone else? If 24 is old, I'm done