The Philadelphia 76ers recently held brief talks about the possibility of a rookie-scale contract extension for elite defensive guard Matisse Thybulle, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Talks have been with Thybulle’s agent, Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports.
The deadline to reach an agreement on a deal is 6 p.m. ET Monday. If both sides do not agree to the deadline, Thybulle, 25, would become a restricted free agent at the end of the 2022-23 season.
The two-time NBA All-Defensive second-team performer rose to become one of the league’s premier defenders during his short professional career.
Thybulle, who was among the league leaders in steals and blocks while coming off the bench, spent the offseason improving his offensive game.
In four preseason games, Thybulle showed improvement by shooting 44% from 3-point range as the Sixers went undefeated in those games.
Thybulle, the 20th pick in the 2019 NBA draft, has a career average of one block, 1.6 steals and is shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc in 21.8 minutes.
