sewsgup

239 | 14 hours ago

swishing catch and shoot 3s, as well as pull up 3s
tight handle dribbling through contact and passing in transition
actually knows how to make entry passes to find the open big

Clithzbee | Cavaliers

14 | 4 hours ago

Gotta trade curry to get some guys around Yax

Heavy_Whereas6432

6 | 3 hours ago

Dude I’m not kidding his fundamentals are awesome. He also has a jump shot someone has to tell him to shoot more

Mood_Academic | Lakers

211 | 14 hours ago

Best player on the floor. Legit looks like an NBA player. Should get rotation min this year easily

AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

78 | 14 hours ago

Almost definitely. It’s worth throwing him in off the bench quickly. I liked Carr as well, even though he was just sort of chucking up 3s after a while. His shot is gorgeous, so he’ll be a good guy in rotation eventually.

IntelligentAd5460 | Grizzlies

35 | 13 hours ago

carr played like how he was probably gonna be playing on the actual team hitting 3s and cutting

AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

34 | 13 hours ago

11 3-point attempts is pretty crazy though. Might as well let it fly in Summer League, so I can’t blame him.

Mood_Academic | Lakers

15 | 13 hours ago

Carr is not throwing up 11 3’s on the main team, but he might get some 8-9th man min

AstralisMoon

27 | 13 hours ago

It’s summer league, it’d actually be harmful for him if he didn’t take as many shots as he can. Just giving the coaching staff more tape on what he could look like in real games (that he could play a role)

alextheruby | DAL

5 | 8 hours ago

These people in here talking about attempts lmao

Subredditcensorship | Nets

34 | 14 hours ago

He has to for his age. He’ll be 24 when the year starts.

Over-Training-488

26 | 13 hours ago

Might as well get him into the nursing home tomorrow!

Parallel-Quality

8 | 13 hours ago

The Warriors basically are the nursing home of the NBA.

peebeesweebees

31 | 14 hours ago

Bron will be a great mentor to him👀

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

11 | 13 hours ago

I’d be shocked if it’s the warriors at this point, Cavs Heat 76ers seem like the 3 with Nuggets Wolves Warriors behind them

DrPuzzle

4 | 14 hours ago

LeBron licking his lips

Optimal_Cook_851 | Warriors

3 | 13 hours ago

he might even be able to start at some point if he has a great start.

kd451

202 | 14 hours ago

My guy picked up right where he left off from the NCAA tournament

IsThisMe8 | Warriors

101 | 13 hours ago

Rich Paul, go ahead and add Yaxel to your white board for the Warriors!

Vasilije69 | GSW

17 | 13 hours ago

Okay, things aside, but is Rich that guy’s real name lmao

faceestrella | Supersonics

18 | 8 hours ago

Well Richard but, yes.

Impressive-Alps-6975

76 | 14 hours ago

Yes he’s old for a rookie but he’s also played significantly less basketball than basically everyone else on the court with him. I think he could be all-star level if he can keep developing his shot and creativity

toado3

30 | 13 hours ago

Agreed. May never have the shot creation juice to hit all star level, but could be a “third best player on a champion team” type player.

Top-Noise-7375

11 | 12 hours ago

Third best player on a championship team is almost always at least an all star level player

toado3

17 | 12 hours ago

Rarely, especially not if they’re not primarily a scorer. Look back at the last six years. Aaron Gordon isn’t an all star. Derek white isn’t. OG isn’t. Chet was but not the year they won. Wiggins was but mostly due to a Bay Area media campaign and hasn’t been one since. Jrue wasn’t. Not sure who the lakers 3rd best was, maybe kcp or Caruso but definitely not an all star. .

TheMemingLurker | Warriors

1 | 10 hours ago

I remember Wiggins’s All-Star starting position(!) nod was actually mostly from a kpop campaign lol

saynotohugzz

3 | 12 hours ago

Siakim was similar in that he started playing basketball pretty late so I have high hopes for Yaxel.

IamInternationalBig

42 | 14 hours ago

Why did this Yaxel guy spend so much time in college? It seems like he could have gone pro much sooner.

Lqtor | Supersonics

85 | 14 hours ago

He didn’t break out until two years ago with UAB, and then last year he wasnt projected in the lottery + Michigan threw a bag at him

Subredditcensorship | Nets

65 | 14 hours ago

He was a 1st rounder last year, but he took the NIL and a shot to improve his stock. It paid off for him

DyslexicAutronomer | Supersonics

1 | 10 hours ago

Mocked as a late 1st? Sure. But if he had 1st round commitments by any GM, he would have declared for it last year, but he didn’t so he withdrew.

This year, he definitely got commitments.

slottbrenner

14 | 8 hours ago

I don’t know that that’s true. He made way more at Michigan than he would’ve as a late first rounder, with the caveat being that staying in college longer delays the potential lucrative second NBA contract

DyslexicAutronomer | Supersonics

6 | 6 hours ago

It’s not just about the short-term money, Yaxel always talked about how he was focused on long term development and why he chose Michigan, besides if it was for just money, he wouldn’t even be at Michigan at all.

Kentucky had offered him far more.

And when it comes to development, the NBA has FAR higher quality staff and facilities than schools so if he indeed had a secure a spot in the NBA, it would be a no brainer.

Fact is, Yaxel didn’t get the commitments for him to leave college. It’s pretty obvious for anyone who thought it through.

Subredditcensorship | Nets

1 | 5 hours ago

We’ve seen many guys who look to be mid to late 1st go back at this point.

DyslexicAutronomer | Supersonics

2 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, if you don’t have predraft assurances from the nba teams, you go back to college.

Several of this year’s draft “mid/late first rounders” had to depend on those pre-draft assurances, when they fell to the 2nd round and were still signed to longer term guaranteed contracts.

Subredditcensorship | Nets

1 | 2 hours ago

That is a new phenomena compared to the pre NIL days imo.

Vnaux | OKC

25 | 14 hours ago

didn’t start playing organized basketball until his senior year of high school.

OKC2023champs | Thunder

23 | 13 hours ago

He could’ve been a late first last year. Or a second the year before. He stayed another year and then took a bag from Michigan and bet on himself.

He’s one of the most nba ready players I remember in a few years

CarterAC3 | Spurs

7 | 7 hours ago

He only played 11 high school games ever and started off at a community college

BestCruiser | Hawks

36 | 14 hours ago

Lebron you could play with not one, but the TWO best shooters in the league

mobinstime | Warriors

34 | 13 hours ago

I don’t want to get too ahead of myself but I’m starting to wonder who of Steph, Yaxel or LeBron is getting finals mvp this year when we win it all

koala37

3 | 8 hours ago

yeah now that we’ve lost pat spencer the spot for second best player on the team is wide open

Aggrokid

20 | 14 hours ago

Looks like a fantastic glue guy for the Warriors. Just does a bit of everything. Great feel for the game

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

11 | 13 hours ago

looked like a man among boys

No-Alternative2897

6 | 14 hours ago

Bron gonna write his name in the whitebiard too for GSW. “Not old”

VanGrants | Knicks

5 | 13 hours ago

summer league has started already? wtf

AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

8 | 13 hours ago

Started today, yeah. Teams are pretty spread out. My Bulls don’t play until Friday.

VanGrants | Knicks

2 | 13 hours ago

crazy man, tbh im still struggling seeing it’s already fuckin july lol. also wild that Carr shot 11 3s in his first summer league game. and i just read McCullar doesn’t have a summer league spot on the Knicks which is weird. is Caleb expected to play summer league games for Chicago?

AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

3 | 13 hours ago

Caleb Wilson is playing for the Summer League Bulls, yeah. Our schedule is pretty crazy. Grizzlies, Wizards, Jazz. Top 3 picks. Because he’s a forward, he’ll be defending Dybantsa and Boozer directly during the games. If you watch any Summer League games, I’d really recommend the Top 4 Picks games. They’ll be a battle.

Spiritual-Bobcat5635

3 | 11 hours ago

This is the California classic, the Vegas summer league starts next week

LeaveMeAlone_6070 | Wizards

1 | 6 hours ago

Dybantsa vs Peterson on Thursday

18banners090 | Celtics

3 | 14 hours ago

Get ready to learn wizardese

rumblegod | Thunder

3 | 13 hours ago

He’s close to Aaron Gordon now

wilonwheels

3 | 5 hours ago

From Nick Van Exel, to “Young Gun” Yaxel.

kedamohno

0 | 9 hours ago

wait how is he ⁶⁄₆ and still only has 19 points

AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

3 | 5 hours ago

He was ⁴⁄₄ from 3 (12) and ²⁄₂ from 2 (4) plus 3 free throw points.

Vizard15

1 | 7 hours ago

Great pick-up for the Warriors. They may be laying the groundwork once Curry retires.

seddard | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

Damn he was born in same year with Moody and Kuminga

SnooLobsters1259

-27 | 14 hours ago

What you thought of him will be a great test case for basketball intelligence because he absolutely looked like a guy who cannot guard in the NBA. That game was NOT a good sign for him being a helpful player right off the bat which is the theory for drafting him that high.

saw-sync | Trail Blazers

31 | 14 hours ago

I’m with you man, when i see a guy dropping 19/5/6/1/1 in 21 minutes with a TS% of 130.8, i feel like he looks like a bum

SnooLobsters1259

-13 | 14 hours ago

Discuss his ability to defend in space based on what you saw.

AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

7 | 14 hours ago

I do think the commentary team was glazing him a LITTLE bit much, but he is an NBA player. Locked and loaded, packed and ready. He looked good outside of those turnovers. He got a steal, too. He needs a LITTLE work, but he’s clearly NBA-ready.

Edit: Also, flair up if you’re going to talk shit.

Economy-Kitchen1846 | Thunder

-5 | 13 hours ago

He is solid for sure, but you could he struggled once the defense keyed on him. Defense looked a little suspect at times.

AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

5 | 13 hours ago

Oh yeah, his defense absolutely was suspect. It wasn’t incredible, but I do think he’s ready to play. He had some red flags there. I just don’t like this guy because he’s being a loser about it lmfao.

SnooLobsters1259

-9 | 13 hours ago

I’m analyzing his play and noticing a really bad sign—he can’t slide to stay in front of the ball and his hips are just as stiff as Obi Toppin’s hips but without the 40 inch vert. Toppin is a 0 position defender. You have to hide him on defense. Yaxel looked like a guy you would have to hide. That’s not good. The theory of him is that he will be a cheap starter level player. If he can’t defend even one position, that’s terrible.

SnooLobsters1259

-12 | 14 hours ago

No he’s not though. He cannot stay in front of his man. His stiff hips that were clearly visible in college tape were very problematic against better competition. His slowness in staying front of the ball was obvious. And he can’t jump. He can’t guard wings with juice. He’s a one position defender in terms of on ball—slower 4s. It was not good.

His offense was much more encouraging. But he cannot create for himself which was expected I guess. No on-ball juice whatsoever. He made his shots and that stroke looks real. So that’s encouraging.

Edit: fuck off.

AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

3 | 13 hours ago

Flair up. You can’t talk shit without a flair. You’re either a Lakers fan trying to talk shit about a guy that looked good, or a Warriors fan trying to moan about your own team so you can have an excuse if he’s a bust later. One or the other. Flair up.

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-4 | 13 hours ago

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AlmostHereButNot [OP] | Bulls

5 | 13 hours ago

Lakers fan it is.

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-5 | 13 hours ago

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Awesomedinos1 | Jazz

4 | 13 hours ago

oh you’re a fan of fucking off? maybe you should try it.

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-1 | 13 hours ago

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Awesomedinos1 | Jazz

5 | 13 hours ago

yes you should.

Yaxel Lendeborg in the Win Against the Summer League Lakers: 19/5/6 on 6⁄6 Shot Attempts

Yaxel Lendeborg in the Win Against the Summer League Lakers: 19/5/6 on ⁶⁄₆ Shot Attempts