NBA Names Yaxel Lendeborg Summer League MVP, Announces All-SL Teams
Key Points:
- Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg was named MVP of both the Summer League championship game and the overall Las Vegas Summer League, as voted by all 30 NBA teams.
- Lendeborg earned a spot on the All-Summer League first team alongside four other rookies, mostly 2026 lottery picks, including Cameron Boozer, Brayden Burries, Meleek Thomas, and Caleb Wilson.
- Meleek Thomas led the Summer League in scoring with 27.3 points per game, while Burries and Wilson also posted strong scoring and rebounding numbers.
- Lendeborg and Boozer contributed well-rounded stats and helped lead their teams to the championship game, with the Warriors defeating the Grizzlies.
- The All-Summer League second team included mostly 2025 draft picks and featured standout performances such as Khaman Maluach’s 12.8 rebounds per game and Zyon Pullin’s 21.0 points and 7.8 assists per game despite being undrafted in 2024.