With a big performance in Monday’s win over the Denver Nuggets, Yaxel Lendeborg showed why the Warriors drafted him with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.Steph Curry, speaking with NBC Sports’ Robbie Hummel in a postgame interview Monday, listed what has stood out to him about the Warriors rookie.
“His composure. I mean, he just came off of an NCAA championship run,” Curry noted. “He’s just got composure, feel. His size on the court; he’s a matchup problem. He’s never really in a hurry and he’s starting to see the pictures really well. Distributing, being aggressive, getting to the free-throw line, offensive rebounding.
“Kind of the full package. So, we want him to continue to play aggressive.” "He's kind of the full package."
Steph delivers high praise for Yaxel following the road win https://t.co/RC5Ok13NWj pic.twitter.com/9a79xIYle7
— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2026 It was clearly difficult for Curry to just pinpoint one of Lendeborg’s qualities that has stood out to him. The Warriors rookie displayed a wide variety...