The draft-night trade the Philadelphia 76ers made with the Boston Celtics to move up and select Washington product Matisse Thybulle has continued to look like a smart decision. The move was originally met with a lot of head scratching and a lot of questions as it appeared the Sixers had needs in other areas.
As it turns out, general manager Elton Brand and coach Brett Brown knew what they were doing.
After he scored 20 points, drilled five three-pointers, and had three steals in their win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, Thybulle joined Allen Iverson as the only Sixers rookies to record to five threes and three steals in the same game since 1983.
#Sixers rookies since 1983 with 5 three-pointers and 3 steals in a game:
Allen Iverson
Matisse Thybullhttps://t.co/jodOrf5tNN— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) December 9, 2019
After Sunday’s shooting display, Thybulle is now shooting 59.1% from deep over his last seven games and he’s also averaging 1.9 steals per game. He’s also continuing to earn the trust of Brown as he’s averaging 22.7 minutes per game over that stretch.
It’s becoming more and more clear by the day that the Sixers made the right choice with Thybulle at 20 overall back in June. [lawrence-related id=20973,20951,20941]