Golden State Warriors forward Yaxel Lendeborg leads all NBA rookies in summer league with a 15.9 BPM.
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg scores 15 points in Golden State’s 106-85 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies during NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.in the 2026 NBA Draft, and the rookie forward already is proving them correct on the NBA Summer League court.
As shared by Logan Adams on X, Lendeborg leads all NBA rookies this summer with a 15.9 BPM, or Box Plus/Minus, which estimates a basketball player’s contribution to the team when that player is on the court based only on the information in the traditional basketball box score -- no play-by-play data or non-traditional box score data is included,Not only is Lendeborg's BPM the highest this summer, but the highest summer league BPM of all time, per Adams. To put the Warriors rookie's mark of 15.9 into perspective, a 0.0 BPM is considered league average.
A 2.0 BPM is a good starter, 4.0 is NBA All-Star caliber, 6.0 is All-NBA, 8.0 would be an MVP-level season and 10.0 is an all-time campaign. In the words of Basketball Reference,"think peak Jordan or LeBron .
" In five summer league games, Lendeborg is averaging 16.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per contest. His versatility as a scorer and defenderfor a Warriors team that has no time to waste, general manager Mike Dunleavy explained to ESPN's Dave McMenamin during "I think he seems like a seamless fit in how you can play, both offensively and defensively," Dunleavy told McMenamin.
"He is playing with our summer league team right now, but as we transition with the veteran team, we think he'll be able to fit right in and contribute. Having a guy of his stature, experience level, size -- all of that stuff is going to bode well for us.
"Caught up with Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy on Steph Curry, Steve Kerr, Yaxel Lendeborg and any other outstanding business yet to be completed this summer …Only time will tell if Lendeborg's Jordan-esque BPM will translate to the regular season once he's on the floor with seasoned pros.
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