Yaxel Lendeborg has not played an NBA game yet, but he already is worried about potentially getting traded.The Warriors’ No. 11 overall pick addressed the ongoing LeBron James and Anthony Davis rumors Monday at a California Classic press conference — and he made it clear that even a rookie who just walked across the draft stage is paying close attention to what is happening in the Bay Area this offseason.
“It was hard to stay away from it, cause my friends kept saying to me in a group chat, they were telling me like, ‘that lineup would be ridiculous’ and stuff like that,” Lendeborg said. “Like, man, where would I fit into this, you know?”
The lineup in question is the reported pursuit of James and Davis to join Steph Curry and Draymond Green — a potential Big Four that would instantly make the Warriors one of the most talked-about rosters in NBA history. The only problem, from Lendeborg’s perspective, is where a 23-year-old rookie fits into that equation.
He was laughing when he said it — but he was not entirely kidding.
“I’m excited to see how it plays...