Yaxel Lendeborg’s NBA career is off to a historic start. The Warriors rookie has been the team’s biggest bright spot early on in the 2026-27 NBA season, and turned heads with a monster performance in Golden State’s 134-114 win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday at Ball Arena.
Lendeborg scored a career-high 31 points with 12 rebounds and six assists on 9-of-19 shooting from the field and 12 of 13 on free throws, becoming just the fourth player in NBA history (in the draft lottery era) to score 85-plus points with 35-plus rebounds in their first four games, per OptaSTATS, joining three Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers. NBA players with 85+ points & 35+ rebounds in their first 4 career games in the draft lottery era (since 1985-86):
Patrick EwingDavid RobinsonShaquille O'NealYaxel Lendeborg pic.twitter.com/o7Gj3pNTBT
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 27, 2026 Lendeborg, through his first four games, also is outpacing Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Doni through the first four games of his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks. This is kinda crazy ...