Matisse Thybulle makes NBA All-Defensive Second team two seasons in a row

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesIt had been a tough end to the season for Washington product Matisse Thybulle. In his third season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Thybulle started 50 times. He was part of one of the strongest five man lineups once James Harden was acquired in Feb. He stepped up and filled the Ben Simmons void rather well considering the team’s trying circumstances.

But because he wasn’t sufficiently vaccinated to play in Canada, he was ultimately demoted to a reserve role for the playoffs as Danny Green got the start. And that change, along with increased competition, seemed to dramatically curtail his overall impact.

So after a difficult end to the season it must be a…