Yaxel Lendeborg

Player file

Height

6' 9"

Weight

241 lbs

Born

30/9/2002

Birthplace

Pennsauken, NJ

College

Michigan

Experience

Rookie

Draft

2026: Rd 1, Pk 11 (GS)

Height, weight, and draft lines are from the ESPN player file.

Current season

National Basketball Association stats

No current-season stats are on the player file.

Latest news

ESPN headlines that name Yaxel Lendeborg.

1. 1

   

   The Warriors need Yaxel Lendeborg's fast-tracked development

   The Golden State Warriors have high hopes for the No. 11 pick after several failed lottery picks.

   ESPN · Oct 8, 5:40 a.m. · Open story

2. 2

   

   Lendeborg outduels Boozer as Dubs claim summer league title

   Yaxel Lendeborg helped the Warriors to their second summer league championship, becoming just the second player to win a Division I NCAA championship and a summer league title in the same year.

   ESPN · Jul 24, 5:10 a.m. · Open story

3. 3

   

   Steph Curry jokes with Yaxel Lendeborg about how new teammate 'used to hate' him

   The Golden State Warriors legend commented on an Instagram post celebrating his new teammate's selection in the 2026 NBA draft.

   ESPN · Jun 25, 10:24 a.m. · Open story

4. 4

   

   New Warrior Yaxel Lendeborg 'used to hate Steph Curry' as Kyrie fan

   A decade after watching the evolution of the rivalry between the Warriors and Cavs, Michigan wing Yaxel Lendeborg was drafted by Golden State with the 11th pick Tuesday and admitted at the podium: "I'm a big Kyrie guy. S

   ESPN · Jun 24, 5:32 a.m. · Open story