The Golden State Warriors selected former Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg with the No. 11 pick of the 2026 NBA Draft.
It will be important for Lendeborg to quickly integrate into the Warriors’ locker room, given the big personalities residing there. And it appears that the biggest personality of them all has kept the rookie waiting.
Lendeborg and Golden State’s other 2026 NBA Draft pick, Lajae Jones, had their introductory press conference on June 26.
When Lendeborg was asked whether he had heard from Steph Curry, Draymond Green, or any of the other Warriors veterans since being drafted, he said, “Yeah. Steph actually welcomed both of us in the group chat, the night of the draft. when [Lajae Jones] got drafted [and] I got drafted.
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“And I reached out to [Curry] yesterday, and I asked him a quick question. And then I reached out to Draymond, as well. Haven’t gotten that response back yet from Draymond yet,” Lendeborg added with a laugh.
This prompted Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. to say, “Don’t worry. He doesn’t respond to me, either.”
It didn’t take long for a potential reason for Draymond’s lack of response to present itself, as a video of Green partying with Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum in Paris, France, has been circulating on social media on Friday.
In the video, the two NBA icons are dancing and lip syncing to “Shabang”, a song that rapper Drake included in his recent “ICEMAN” album.
Perhaps Draymond will get back to Yaxel once he returns from France.
