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Sixers: Matisse Thybulle’s first team All-Defense case

Matisse Thybulle, Sixers (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

The Sixers are first place in the Eastern Conference and have the third best record in the NBA. Doc Rivers and Daryl Morey have praised the team’s ability to win with defense all season, and defense will inevitably determine Philadelphia’s path to the NBA Finals.

While the lion’s share of credit has deservedly fallen on the doorstep of Ben Simmons, Philadelphia has three candidates for All-Defense this season. Simmons, of course, as well as Joel Embiid and second-year wing Matisse Thybulle. It’s the latter who is the subject of this article.