Two highlight clips surfaced Monday showing Warriors first-round pick Yaxel Lendeborg draining a three-pointer over Cameron Boozer, the Duke product and son of former NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer, in what context indicates is a Golden State summer league matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The first clip captures the play in isolation — Lendeborg, all 6-foot-9 and 240 pounds of him, stepping back beyond the arc and letting it fly with Boozer’s hand in his airspace. The second reel packages several Lendeborg first-half highlights against the Grizzlies, including the Boozer bucket. Neither video has gained much traction — 61 and 30 views respectively on Streamable — which tells you the internet hasn’t caught up yet, or doesn’t care about summer league until someone tells it to.
Here’s what makes the clip worth your nine seconds: Lendeborg didn’t shoot threes two years ago. He was a rim-running, glass-eating defensive anchor at UAB who led the AAC in blocked shots and pulled down 21 rebounds in a single game against Florida Atlantic. He averaged 17.7 points, 11.4 boards, 4.2 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.7 steals as a junior — numbers so absurd he became one of only two players in Division I history to crack 600 points, 400 rebounds and 150