Draft position is a sensitive topic when it comes to NBA prospects.Warriors first-round pick Yaxel Lendeborg had choice words when asked about Memphis Grizzlies No. 3 overall pick nd former college rival Cameron Boozer, after Golden State took down Memphis 94-90 in the NBA Summer League championship game at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center.
“I think about [revenge] every time I play him,” Lendeborg said of Boozer, whose Duke handed Lendeborg’s Michigan a loss in their regular-season meeting last season (h/t ESPN’s Ben Golliver). “Every game we play, them refs be saving him. … It is a competitive nature [with] everybody that gets drafted ahead of me.” Warriors' Yaxel Lendeborg on getting revenge against Grizzlies' Cameron Boozer in Las Vegas Summer League championship game after Duke beat Michigan in February: "I think about [revenge] every time I play him. Every game we play, them refs be saving him. … It is a competitive…
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) July 20, 2026 Lendeborg has shown great flashes of talent this summer,...