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Yaxel Lendeborg

Golden State Warriors
PF6'9"241 lbage 23rookieMichiganPennsauken, NJ
ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING
A do-it-all point-forward who fills the stat sheet
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Western · Pacific · proj. 50-32 (▲+9.7)
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One of the most versatile two-way players in college basketball — a plug-and-play jumbo forward who does everything. Age caps the ceiling, not the readiness.

Proj. pick #11Range 11–20Comp Jae'Sean Tate / Draymond Green (lite)
Strengths
  • Guards almost every position
  • Passes, rebounds, and pushes in transition
  • Makes threes
Top concern

Will turn 24 before next season — limited developmental runway

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27
$6,678,956Rookie scale
3% of the club’s payroll · 7th of 14 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$4,568,000 /yr
Surplus−$2,110,956
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.