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Yaxel Lendeborg forgoing NBA Draft, will play for Michigan Basketball

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After committing to the Michigan Wolverines and flirting with the NBA Draft, Yaxel Lendeborg is in fact playing at Michigan next season. This news was first reported by ESPN on Tuesday morning.

Yaxel Lenderborg, a projected first round pick, will withdraw his name from the 2025 NBA draft and spend his final season in college at the University of Michigan, he told me and @DraftExpress. Agents Qais Haider, Ron Shade and Alex Saratsis informed the program Tuesday.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 27, 2025

Lendeborg, considered the best player in the transfer portal this offseason, committed to Michigan the first week of April.