
The Philadelphia 76ers have traded wing Matisse Thybulle to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team deal. This deal includes the Charlotte Hornets who acquire Svi Mykhailiuk and multiple second-round picks. Portland gets Thybulle while the Philadelphia 76ers acquire Jalen McDaniels. This deal gets forward that match the team better for both Portland and Philadelphia while Charlotte gets draft capital. The Hornets are in a rebuild and need the picks to try and build around budding star guard LaMelo Ball. Portland acquired Svi Mykhailiuk in an earlier trade and shipped him again in this deal.
The Sixers are getting Jalen McDaniels in the deal, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/QzftWxYQ65
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023
This season with the Philadephia 76ers, Matisse Thybulle lost his spot in the rotation and averaged 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in just 12.1 minutes per game. He paired those numbers with a field goal percentage of 43.4 percent and a three-point percentage of 32.8 percent. This season with the Charlotte Hornets, Jalen McDaniels averaged 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. He paired those numbers with a field goal percentage of 45 percent and a three-point percentage of 32.5 percent.
Matisse Thybulle gets a chance on a new team that has a shot at the NBA Playoffs while Jalen McDaniels gets added to a Philadelphia roster that needs rotational depth. Charlotte looks ahead to future drafts. The team may trade or waive wing Svi Mykhailiuk before or after the deadline.