10-27-2026, 12:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-27-2026, 01:06 PM by HoosierDaddyKid.)
Yaxel Lendeborg still has lots of room to grow, especially considering the fact that he only started playing the sport seriously after high school. Now, think about that and take a look at his stat line from the Warriors’ 134-114 win — his fourth career game: 31 points, 12 rebounds, six assists. Plus-27 in 31 minutes. “Basically, at all the critical moments of the game, we just put the ball in his hands,” coach Steve Kerr said. “For a rookie to be that advanced already, it’s extremely rare. But it’s exciting because I think he’s going to get a lot better, too.” Stephen Curry called him “kind of the full package” after the game on Peacock. “He’s just got composure and feel; obviously, his size on the court, he’s a matchup problem,” Curry said. “But he’s never really in a hurry, and he’s starting to see the pictures really well. Distributing, being aggressive, getting to the free-throw line, offensive rebounds.” Yaxel Lendeborg finished tonight's game with 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Per @stathead.com, Lendeborg is the 2nd rookie in NBA history to record 30-12-6 in under 31 minutes of play. The only other rookie to do so was Victor Wembanyama, who did it in March 2024. Yaxel Lendeborg's odds of winning the 2026-27 NBA Rookie of the Year have jumped from 7.8% to 23.7% in the past 6 hours on Polymarket, a 15.9-point move.
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