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How much NIL money would it take for Yaxel Lendeborg to stay at Michigan?

Kellen Voss covers the Michigan men's and women's basketball teams and writes recruiting articles, plus occasional football articles with Maize n Brew. You can follow him on Twitter @Kellen__Voss.

Yaxel Lendeborg is weighing a decision on the mind of a lot of college basketball players this time of year — should he return to school or stay in the NBA Draft?

As recently as five years ago, the NBA was always the better pick, given the paycheck and the opportunity to play against the world’s best. But with the introduction of NIL, many players who aren’t guaranteed to be lottery picks are returning to school and cashing in.