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. 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. Perfect debut for the rook pic.twitter.com/qts5ZFBcoF
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) July 4, 2026 “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...