How Yaxel Lendeborg can fill many roles for the Golden State Warriors
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How Yaxel Lendeborg can fill many roles for the Golden State Warriors
Yahoo Sports' Draft Live crew breaks down the 11th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft as the Michigan forward is heading to the Golden State Warriors.
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Yaxil Lindeberg G- guess he crushed the workout, Ice Guess he did Yeah, wow Guess he did.
AdvertisementAdvertisementHe must be mature enough Enough for the Warriors to select him, but I like this.
I'll be honest, in watching college basketball, I mean, what a fun player to watch Yeah a player that can do a little bit of everything, that can knock down threes, comes down in transition like a freight train that you do not wanna take a charge on.
So many conversations about the relationship with his mom and, and the emotion that she brought into his game.
And then I even think about in the Final Four, the, the amount of injuries Oh, man that he battled in those last two Final Four games, but still managed to get Michigan a championship.
AdvertisementAdvertisementI think it's a lot of heart and character out of this young man, and hopefully the maturity then comes And, and that's the thing, Ice.
Like, I think people talk about sometimes the, the, the negative aspects with him, but like a- actions speak loudly.
And whe- when he was hurt in the moment where, like, he could have suffered a major injury and ruined- his draft stock, he was out there fighting- Yeah and playing hard for his team.
This is a guy who started out his career with JUCO, a JUCO team.
Then he transferred- Yeah to UAB, played there, shined, became an absolute rebound machine playing the five a lot of the time for them.
Yeah.
And then he goes to Michigan, and he's playing on the wing, a brand-new role that he had to grow into over the course of the season, and he became a critical piece to a national championship team.
And I think now for the Warriors, he could be an absolute Swiss Army knife in the same way- Yes that he was- Yeah for the Wolverines.
Yes.
Doesn't he fit exactly what Golden State is missing when it comes to, like, trying to win and trying to compete- Yes moving forward still with Steph and Draymond?
He, he likes to move the ball, too, and he plays in that- Yes pro system in Michigan.
Yes.
And man, Steve Kerr might not like the theatrics off the floor, but he's gonna love the way this guy plays basketball.
AdvertisementAdvertisement3.9 assists every 40 minutes- Yeah from a forward, a big like that who's able to do so much on your team.
But we know that Steve Kerr, with Stephen Curry on the team, he wants to have guys who can get him the rock and play off-ball in ways that maybe other guys who like to have the ball in their hands He is a guy, Yaxil, who is gonna wanna move the ball and play in the system.
Yeah.
And he's a winner.
You know, I, I got a chance to call one of his games when he was at UAB Like, before he got on the scene, before he blew up.
I was in amazement watching what I was watching.
Really?
And Andy Kennedy, AK, told me before the game, he said, "King, it's one of 'em.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThis is one of the, those dudes."
And I was r- going through my notes, and I was watching this film, and I was like, "Yeah, he's good, but maybe not, maybe not like that," right?
Mm-hmm.
In that game, lo and behold, it was 30 points and, like, 23 rebounds.
I was in But, but the way he was scoring, he was getting it done in every single way, playing the five, boarding everything, getting the ball downhill, being able to get to the cup, shooting the three, picking, popping, rolling.
Whichever way you wanted it, he could give it to you.
He was facilitating, dropping dimes in every which way.
I was so impressed with him, and he would put up video game numbers that whole season.
His body of work is true.
His production is real.
Yaxil Lindeberg is in the perfect spot to help his game but also his maturity that he's lacking.
This is where he needs to be
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
