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Yaxel Lendeborg shows out in perfect Warriors summer league debut vs. Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – As Warriors fans await LeBron James’ latest NBA free agency decision, they didn’t need to wait long at all to see their 2026 first-round draft pick, Yaxel Lendeborg, make his team debut.
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Before Lendeborg’s first game in a Warriors jersey at Chase Center, he already had the home crowd on its feet giving some loud cheers from high-flying dunks in warm-ups. What he did once the game started brought even more cheers in a 104-72 blowout win against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The first look at Lendeborg with the Warriors was, well, perfect.
Lendeborg played 22 minutes and scored a game-high 19 points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting while going 4 of 4 from deep. Along with his scoring, Lendeborg led the Warriors in rebounds (five) and assists (six), plus he blocked a shot and had one steal.
“I would say probably like a B,” Lendeborg said when assessing his debut. “I messed up a lot of defensive rotations. That’s kind of taken a while for me to get the rotations down. I played a fairly well game until the fourth quarter. Kind of went a little sloppy with four turnovers. But overall offensively, I think I was in the right spot moving the ball well and just finding out where to be.”
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Coach Khalid Robinson started Lendeborg alongside guards LJ Cryer and Will Richard, forward Malevy Leons and center Graham Ike. Cryer, Richard and Leons all played for the Warriors last season, and Ike was signed to an Exhibit 10 contract after going undrafted out of Gonzaga last month. Yet it was Lendeborg who looked like a seasoned veteran.
The No. 11 pick lit it up from the jump. Lendeborg played eight minutes in the first quarter and scored 11 points. He made all three of his 3-point attempts and also added two assists, one rebound and one steal.
His first shot attempt was a transition three from the left wing that Lendeborg splashed without any hesitation. He then hit a three from the top of the arc and another from the left wing. Lendeborg had a 37.2 3-point percentage as a…
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Publish date : 2026-07-03 22:41:00
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