Michigan assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. appeared on the University of Michigan’s Defend The Block podcast this week, and while NCAA rules prevented him from mentioning UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg by name, there was no doubt who he was talking about.
The Wolverines are in a holding pattern with Lendeborg, who committed to Michigan out of the transfer portal but is now doing through the NBA Draft process — and potentially on the brink of hearing his name called in the first round.
Boynton offered a candid look into how Michigan is approaching the uncertainty surrounding Lendeborg.