Thybulle is hoping to compete at the Paris Olympics this summer.
Portland Trail Blazers swingman Matisse Thybulle is still alive in the race to make Team Australia's final 12-man roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a wave of cuts, according toThybulle, alongside all the other NBA players current on the club , remains with the Boomers even after the team trimmed its roster from 22 players to 17. A possible 2024 NBA first round draft pick, Kansas Jayhawks wing Johnny Furphy, was not so lucky.
Thybulle, who was born in Arizona and went to high school in Washington, is a dual citizen of the United States and Australia, hence his ability to play for Team Australia. Thybulle was on the program's bronze medal-winning roster for the "2020 Tokyo Olympics" . The team, led by Mills' 42 points, surprisingly bested Luka Doncic's Team Slovenia in the bronze medal game.
Team Australia intends to carry the 17 players through to its summer training camp, where it will make a final determination on its roster. During his first full season in Portland , Thybulle's offensive limitations restricted him to a reserve role . He averaged a modest 5.4 points on .397/.346/.759 shooting splits, 2.1 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 1.4 assists, and 0.8 blocks across 65 healthy contests , in 22.9 minutes per.
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