If Rayan Rupert is enjoying some good playing time during this preseason, it's because the two players ahead of him in the rotation are injured. It was known that Shaedon Sharpe was going to miss the first weeks of the regular season due to a torn labrum in his left shoulder and his unavailability was estimated at four to six weeks, and on Friday, he was joined in the infirmary by Matisse Thybulle.
The Australian winger underwent surgery on his right knee, and his absence is estimated at between three and four weeks. “Clearly, I don’t like it…” reacted Chauncey Billups. “But we have to deal with it… These two players are important in our rotation, and in what we put in place. But we will survive. »
A serious candidate for last place in the Western Conference, like last season, Portland will also attack the season without Robert Williams III. The former Celtics interior only played six games last season, and he did not take the field in preseason. Affected in the hamstring during training camp, Williams could be suited up on Wednesday, October 23, for the first match against the Warriors.
| Matisse Thybulle | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 65 | 20 | 42.3 | 35.7 | 61.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 65 | 20 | 42.0 | 30.1 | 44.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 66 | 26 | 50.0 | 31.3 | 79.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 71 | 17 | 43.5 | 36.5 | 67.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 2022-23 * | PHL | 49 | 12 | 43.1 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 2022-23 * | POR | 22 | 28 | 43.8 | 38.8 | 62.5 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 2023-24 | POR | 65 | 23 | 39.7 | 34.6 | 75.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| Total | 332 | 21 | 43.5 | 33.8 | 67.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
