Yaxel Lendeborg Wins Summer League MVP After 21-Point Double-Double in Warriors' 94-90 Title Victory

3 articles · Updated · Bleacher Report · Jul 20

Yaxel Lendeborg earned 2026 NBA Summer League Championship Game MVP after powering Golden State past Memphis 94-90.
The No. 11 pick finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals, helping the Warriors erase a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit in the title game.
The performance capped an uneven but largely encouraging Las Vegas run for Lendeborg, who now joins a veteran Warriors roster coached by Steve Kerr.
Golden State is trying to maximize Stephen Curry's closing championship window, and Lendeborg's ready-made production could strengthen that push entering the fall.

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