Yaxel Lendeborg is already proving to be an elite interview without having set foot on an NBA court just yet.
The Golden State Warriors rookie led his team to an NBA Summer League championship on Sunday in a win over a stacked Memphis Grizzlies team. Lendeborg tallied 21 points, including several big shots down the stretch, to help the Dubs secure a victory at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
Lendeborg outperformed his rival Cameron Boozer, who beat him in each of the last two times their teams faced off — one in college and another just five days prior in summer league play.
“I think about [revenge] every time I play him,” Lendeborg said of Boozer, via Ben Golliver. “Every game we play, them refs be saving him. … It is a competitive nature [with] everybody that gets drafted ahead of me.”
Lendeborg took things a step further when he claimed his Warriors were ready for the moment and Boozer’s Grizzlies weren’t.
“Man, their butts got tight,” Lendeborg continued. “They puckered up, you know what I mean? Some of us are built for the moment and some aren’t.”
Yaxel Lendeborg on how the Warriors pulled off a double-digit comeback against the Grizzlies in the Las Vegas Summer League championship game: “Man, their butts got tight. They puckered up, you know what I mean? Some of us are built for the moment and some aren’t.” pic.twitter.com/7OiRkczcYS
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) July 20, 2026
Lendeborg was named MVP of the tournament for his heroics down the stretch, while Boozer had a fourth quarter to forget. The Grizzlies stud went 1/5 from the field in the final 10 minutes and missed a potential game-winning triple with about 10 seconds left n the contest.
Yaxel also benefited from a controversial call late, preventing Boozer from stripping him clean for a go-ahead layup.
