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Newsstand: Michigan commit Yaxel Lendeborg with 'monstrous' scrimmage performance at NBA Combine

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Former UAB forward and current Michigan transfer commit Yaxel Lendeborg showed out with 13 points and 9 rebounds during a scrimmage at the NBA Combine Wednesday. College Basketball Report listed him as a top performer.

Reporter Kyle Boone said the following: “Michigan commit Yaxel Lendeborg with a monstrous showing at the first scrimmage at the NBA Combine: 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists and multiple steals/blocks. He’s had a big week in Chicago.”

Lendeborg shared the latest on his decision between coming to Michigan and heading to the NBA. From The Wolverine’s Clayton Sayfie, who was on hand in Chicago:

Michigan head coach Dusty May has been watching Lendeborg play and test at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, and he had some lighthearted words for his potential future player when they crossed paths.

“He was like, ‘Yeah, you’re doing good, but try not to do that good!’ Just a little joke, but it was cool. I liked that,” Lendeborg said with a big laugh.

Lendeborg, who’s had a standout week, said earlier in the week that he was ’50-50′ or ’60-40′ in favor of coming to Michigan. But after a few days working out and meeting with teams, he’s firmly on the fence.

“I know I just said 60-40 with Michigan, man, but this whole process is really opening my eyes,” Lendeborg stated. “I feel like now I’m definitely equal. I’m super stuck — quicksand, whatever you want to call it. I’m stuck in between, for sure.

“This whole NBA thing has been insane. I’m pretty even. I love Michigan. I love the idea of going over there and developing, but the NBA is just what everybody wants, so I’m dead in the middle now. It’s hard.”

Michigan legend Naz Hillmon is entering her fourth season with the Atlanta Dream.

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“Well, I was a fan of Dusty since he was at FAU. I’ve been a big fan. From the jump, he was expressing to me that he was willing to wait while I go through this NBA Combine process. Other teams weren’t saying the same thing. They were willing to out-bid the NBA, and I wasn’t messing with that. I wanted a school that was gonna rock with me from the beginning to the end. That was Dusty.”

— Lendeborg on Michigan head coach Dusty May

Headlines Of The Day

• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Michigan a top contender for five-star OL Felix Ojo ahead of summer official visit
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Michigan transfer commit Yaxel Lendeborg shares latest on NBA Draft decision: ‘I’m dead in the middle now’
• Ethan McDowell, The Wolverine: From The Road: Flip watch? Intel on Clemson DB commit Shavar Young, On300 OT Wilson Zierer
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Danny Wolf on Michigan transfer commit Yaxel Lendeborg: ‘I know the coaches are super excited about him and what he can bring’
• Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: Michigan football running back pecking order: Summer outlook on 8 RBs

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