Yaxel is Putting Up Numbers Nobody Has Seen Since Rookie Shaq ЁЯдп
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Yaxel is Putting Up Numbers Nobody Has Seen Since Rookie Shaq ЁЯдп
Yaxel is Putting Up Numbers Nobody Has Seen Since Rookie Shaq ЁЯдп
2026
Basketball
Yaxel Lendeborg is averaging 22.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 4 assists per game through his first five games in his career. In the process, he's setting records: - First Warriors rookie with three straight games of 25+ points since Stephen Curry (2009) - First Warriors player with 25+ PTS, 8+ REB in three straight games since Kevin Durant (2018) - Most points by a Warriors rookie (113) through first five career games since Wilt Chamberlain. Joins Paolo Banchero (2022) and Kevin Durant (2007) as highest-scoring rookies this century through the first five games of their career. - First rookie with 110+ PTS, 40+ REB through first five career games since Shaquille O'Neal. Sixth player in NBA history to accomplish this. - Sixth rookie in NBA history to tally 100+ PTS, 40+ REB, 20+ AST through his first five career games.