Yaxel Lendeborg might have high expectations from Dub Nation after being selected No. 11 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft, but the Warriors rookie isn’t trying to do too much right away.Instead, the forward out of Michigan is taking a more human approach to start his pro career.
Lendeborg was asked Tuesday from NBA Summer League in Las Vegas about what goals he is setting for himself for his rookie season.
“Well, for me, I would just say trying to slow the game down,” Lendeborg told ESPN. “I don’t really have any like, MVP kind of things. I just want to be a role model to the kids. I want to be somebody that the kids will come to and want to be like. So I mean, those are pretty much my only goals for now, and I’m just trying to be as simple as possible.” Yaxel Lendeborg on his rookie year goals:
"Try to slow the game down. I don't really have any like MVP kind of things. I just want to be a role model to the kids, I wanna be somebody that the kids look up to and wanna be like…try to be as simple as possible" pic.twitter.com/1xNEQorwMK
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