The Golden State Warriors select Michigan guard/wing Yaxel Lendeborg with the No. 11 overall pick in the NBA draft on Tuesday night, according to multiple reports. Both outlets describe a tense and animated moment involving Warriors owner Joe Lacob and General Manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. shortly before the selection. They appear to have an intense exchange as the pick approached, with the two officials seemingly disagreeing on what the team should do with the No. 11 pick. Despite the reported disagreement and visible intensity, the Warriors proceed with the pick and draft Lendeborg from Michigan. The reports focus on the lead-up to the selection and the moment between the team’s top decision-makers rather than on any specific strategic rationale that was publicly stated. After the discussion, the Warriors’ draft choice is Lendeborg, ending the suspense around how the organization would apply its selection at No. 11.
Warriors select Yaxel Lendeborg No. 11 after animated discussion between Lacob and Dunleavy
The Golden State Warriors select Michigan guard/wing Yaxel Lendeborg with the No. 11 overall pick in the NBA draft on Tuesday night, according to multiple reports. Both outlets describe a tense and an...
- The Warriors pick Yaxel Lendeborg from Michigan with the No. 11 overall selection.
- Owner Joe Lacob and GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. have an animated, tense exchange shortly before the pick.
- The reports characterize the moment as a disagreement about what to do with the No. 11 selection.
- The selection is made during the first round of the NBA draft on Tuesday night.
Warriors owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy appeared to disagree about what to do with the No. 11 pick in the draft on Tuesday night.
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