SuperVaderMinion | MIN

96 | 7 hours ago

Man if the Warriors get Jimmy back at a similar level he was playing last year, plus this Yaxel thing…maybe they could use their draft picks and Porzingus’ contract and duct tape something interesting together?

Aggrokid

31 | 7 hours ago

Something like Zingus for Turner at the trade deadline if Butler and Moody are on track for Feb return. Just don’t give up any FRPs.

Fuzzy_Louise_2405

10 | 7 hours ago

They will need to add at least one FRP to get out from KP contract and get Kyle’s turner

Aggrokid

15 | 7 hours ago

KP’s contract is only 3m guaranteed next year. So it’s practically an expiring, for Bucks to pare down their commitments by getting rid of Turner’s bad contract. Also he’s Myles not Kyles lol.

No FRPs should be involved either way.

Edogawa1983

1 | 6 hours ago

I’m wondering if heat is gonna blow up with the way that’s going

CreosoteEcho

232 | 7 hours ago

What a pick. He’s been amazing. And to be honest, his honesty is refreshing (and sorely needed for the league - league has been bunk outside our old head legends the last few years).

Budy_Guy

57 | 7 hours ago

Wow thanks for being so honest with us!

hairformen | NYK

28 | 7 hours ago

I’ll be dishonest. kid sucks

SFmodscensorship

-7 | 7 hours ago

what an honest take. it’s so refreshing

-the Haka of reddit posts

MAMBAMENTALITY8-24 | OKC

2 | 7 hours ago

Seems lime every yaxel thread has this comment

Flamdoublebounce | MIL

32 | 7 hours ago

That’s pretty good

sefkononrvoinvrwe

0 | 7 hours ago

But is it good for a 25 year old /s

Single-Candle-797

4 | 7 hours ago

It’s mid, just because I hate him

VelvetLite | GSW

3 | 7 hours ago

I thought he was 35

Macs2330 | GSW

96 | 7 hours ago

somehow he improved 10x on his last great game. Unbelievable efficiency, playing with pace, looking to make passes off his drives, and taking great care of the ball. this kids tuff

alee51104

32 | 7 hours ago

I was trying to be conservative, and said he was a great draft pick but he’d probably put up ¹⁵⁄₇ for his rookie season and probably wouldn’t end up being a superstar. I got downvoted for that.

And honestly, yeah I deserved that because he’s been their second best player and slotted in perfectly so far.

He’s got that jumbo wing build with Gordon-like versatility. If he never improved further offensively and only improved defensively (even then, the main issue is help/rotation recognition and experience, the motor and effort is there), he’d be one of the best PFs in the league.

Raonak | New Zealand

43 | 7 hours ago

So impressed how he bounced back after the bad lakers game.

The game looks simple for him.

Weak-Bid2774 | DET

14 | 7 hours ago

Man I am going to miss Yaxel, morez Johnson and aday Mara as our frontcourt at Michigan

TnT54321 | PHI

13 | 7 hours ago

Maybe he’s good

heat_fan_ | TOR

58 | 7 hours ago

Warriors got themselves a star to takeover after Steph

gundam1983 | SAC

31 | 7 hours ago

Steph, we’re good bro. You can go now. Yaxel’s here.

thissistheN | GSW

1 | 3 hours ago

See you in ballhalla

ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME | GSW

128 | 7 hours ago

But he’s older than steph

TheLetterOh | POR

46 | 7 hours ago

Not in dawg years.

wrxwrx

1 | 5 hours ago

Baby aged assassin going to baby age.

InternetImportant911 | GSW

8 | 7 hours ago

He is the certain prototype Larry Riley and Jerry West would draft for us.

This is what frustrated for me when they drafted James Wismean I got the idea behind. They needed a center, but on the day when Klay tore his ACL. Hali was my pick.

Kuminga was a horrible pick when they had Franz Wagner older player fit their prototype.

Weak-Bid2774 | DET

19 | 7 hours ago

Warriors could be dangerous once butler comes back too

Steph jimmy and yaxel is a nice top 3 on offense

TylerDurdensAlterEgo

15 | 7 hours ago

I realize Moses Moody is just average, but he’s coming back and a solid rotation player as well

I’ve given up on Porzingus

KindlyPerspective389 | NYK

7 | 6 hours ago

moody was becoming so solid right before the injury. i hope it doesn’t derail his development too bad

GrogRhodes | MIA

3 | 7 hours ago

I like me some Moody.

5_bucket

6 | 7 hours ago

If they trade that Porzings contract for some help they could be a dark horse

Busy_Project_7229

-2 | 7 hours ago

Okay settle down lmao

theinterestof | DET

1 | 6 hours ago

Settle down about what exactly? Everything they said was perfectly reasonable haha

CurrentRoster | WAS

0 | 7 hours ago

by the time curry leaves, he’s gonna have to tank command

Jericcho

21 | 7 hours ago

Important to note, Steph Curry and Draymond are both resting tonight due to the back to back they have.

He is running the show.

SeekingSignificance | GSW

37 | 7 hours ago

He needed this for his ROTY race. Acuff and Boozer been going off since Yax shit the bed against the Lakers

Designer_B | SEA

4 | 4 hours ago

….its seven games into the season. Nobody needs anything for any race yet.

T-T-N | GSW

9 | 7 hours ago

If Acuff makes ROTY with selfish ball, that’s really setting a bad example for the next generation

Snaxier | WAS

13 | 7 hours ago

From the few Kings games I’ve watched while at the gym (and there was nothing else on) he’s been making some REALLY nice passes which just haven’t been converted. I don’t doubt he’s gonna be a super high usage player, but he’s also proving to be great floor general - he just needs the right team mates to get him the stats to prove it.

wrxwrx

1 | 5 hours ago

Isn’t he basically at Antman levels of usage already?

toq-titan | GSW

20 | 7 hours ago

“Selfish ball”

Who else on the Kings is gonna take shots? Let the kid chuck it.

TylerDurdensAlterEgo

7 | 7 hours ago

LeVine? Sabonis?

JimChillyDogBob

0 | 6 hours ago

lol

notryinguser | IND

2 | 7 hours ago

yea and that’s the problem he’s only getting to do this cause he’s on the kings and kings are winless so like what are we doing. he’s great but 30 pts in a loss is not the same as 30 pts in a win isn’t it

tmperflare | GSW

0 | 6 hours ago

There’s a difference between jacking up shots and jacking up shots without any of your teammates touching the ball once in a possession. He’s getting a lot better every game but like Draymond said in the preseason he needs to involve his teammates sometimes but that doesn’t necessarily mean give them shots.

yesidoes

4 | 7 hours ago

Selfish ball? He literally had 13 assists 2 games ago and his surrounding teammates stone hand fumbled 6 interior dunker spot dimes.

He distributes the ball plenty, the guys around him can’t make a bucket to save their lives.

theinterestof | DET

1 | 6 hours ago

He leads the NBA in passes received with 103.5 per game, yet only makes 57.0 passes per game. That is an astonishing imbalance. He’s also 3rd in time of possession.

wrxwrx

1 | 5 hours ago

You can’t dish the ball if you don’t have the ball taps temple

Millies_ButtersMilk | MIN

2 | 7 hours ago

Selfish I’d rather him shoot every goddamn time he’s the only thing on the kings worth watching

PermissionNeither

3 | 7 hours ago

“Selfish ball”? Who is he supposed to pass the ball to? His roster stinks

PressureMiserable | SAS

1 | 7 hours ago

I mean he’s not really playing selfish, Sabonis is just the one orchestrating the offense cus Acuff isn’t a great passer yet

TemperatureNo8755 | GSW

1 | 4 hours ago

winning roty while going 0-82 will be something

cruizer98

19 | 7 hours ago

He’s legit. I actually think coming in to the league a bit older than most rookies has been beneficial for him. Hopefully he can still develop and mature as a player in the same way younger players do.

Agent-Two-THREE | GSW

12 | 7 hours ago

I think this will encourage more players to focus on development more instead of just trying to get into the league as quickly as possible.

cadecunningjam

10 | 7 hours ago

NIL will probably have a bigger impact on people staying, but he’s definitely a good example of some of the benefits of being an older rookie.

Jtizzle1231

3 | 7 hours ago

Even if this is him 80% finished and all he needs to do is learn the 20% mental nba part. That added to what he is now is still knocking on the super start door.

District2311

9 | 7 hours ago

Over the years, the Warriors have drafted a ton of potential stars (Kuminga, Poole, Wiseman) that didn’t pan out but Yaxel has potential. Moody and Podziemski are good solid players but are not superstars.

mith_thryl | GSW

3 | 6 hours ago

i mean, moody and podz were not top 10pick so for the way they are playing, i think it’s fine. it’s not common we find efficient 20+ scorers outside of top 10.

the wiseman issue was just really unfortunate because his 1st season was supposed to be his “exp gain” mode only to get injured and got injured again when he recovered. he had no time to develop.

kuminga never really appreciated warriors ball so there’s that

Heliotex

-4 | 7 hours ago

Poole was huge during the Championship run but then Draymond had to assault him.

Dismal-Campaign-3006

7 | 6 hours ago

Does that punch also caused him to play like shit for years after?

Dude had a 1 season wonders, he was never as efficient and clutch as that season ever again

baxmussman | GSW

1 | 4 hours ago

It wasn’t even one season. It was basically just 4 months (the last 3 months of the season + playoffs). For the first half of that season he was who he has been since: a decent microwave scorer who can’t defend anyone and turns the ball over a ton.

dearth_karmic | GSW

0 | 4 hours ago

Doesn’t matter. Jordan Poole was picked 28th overall and helped us win a ring. No team would turn that down. Do the Raptors regret what they gave up to get one year with Kawhi?

theinterestof | DET

7 | 6 hours ago

The refs starting to enforce the rules more tightly on his go-to dribble move did infinitely more damage to his career than Draymond did.

Easy_Money_40 | CLE

5 | 7 hours ago

We got it, Steph

Obvious_Young_6169

8 | 7 hours ago

Oldest player in thr NBA going crazy

UhMeh12 | GSW

7 | 7 hours ago

Warriors up fr

Single-Candle-797

7 | 7 hours ago

He’s pretty good. I hate him, but he’s pretty good

SharkySharky3

3 | 7 hours ago

Is it true that he could have been in Stephs Draft Class?

thoreau_away_acct

4 | 6 hours ago

No, he was in Wilt’s class actually

Remmybeloved

5 | 7 hours ago

ROTY

Agent-Two-THREE | GSW

5 | 7 hours ago

Rookie of the Year

dual_hearts

2 | 7 hours ago

He’s the Lebron James of Cam Johnson’s

ShitSide | GSW

3 | 7 hours ago

Roty

El-Dixon | DAL

3 | 7 hours ago

It’s wild to think the Mavs could’ve had consecutive ROTY…

GigaFly316 | GSW

1 | 7 hours ago

Think Boozer woulda fit better

notryinguser | IND

3 | 7 hours ago

yaxel over reaves

mallllls | SAS

3 | 7 hours ago

I’m really rooting for this kid

theeguyver

2 | 7 hours ago

That boy is good 😁 👍

Dramatic_Gene_3077

7 | 7 hours ago

Bum slayer

ColeUnderPresh | GSW

2 | 7 hours ago

You calling Jokic a bum from a couple of games ago?

Dramatic_Gene_3077

3 | 7 hours ago

Oh yeah

Yaxel Lendeborg at halftime vs. Clippers: 19 PTS, 3 AST, 7⁄8 FG, 3⁄4 3PT, 107% TS in 17 minutes

Yaxel Lendeborg at halftime vs. Clippers: 19 PTS, 3 AST, ⁷⁄₈ FG, ³⁄₄ 3PT, 107% TS in 17 minutes