Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is stuffing the stat sheet early in his NBA career, joining elite company in the process.
With 26 points and eight rebounds in Wednesday’s win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Lendeborg joins Victor Wembanyama as the only rookies since 1993 to tally 100 or more points and 40 or more rebounds in their first five career games, per SportRadar.
The Warriors rookie now has 112 points and 44 rebounds through five games. Wembanyama tallied 103 and 40 rebounds through the same mark.
Previously, Orlando Magic center Shaquille O’Neal had a whopping 129 points and 82 rebounds through his first five career games in the 1992-93 NBA season.
On Monday, Lendeborg led the Warriors to their first win of the season over the Denver Nuggets, notching a game-high 31 points and 12 rebounds.
Lendeborg now has scored 25 or more points in three consecutive games. Steph Curry was the last Warriors rookie to achieve the feat, doing so in five consecutive games (April 4 – April 11, 2010), per SportRadar.
The only Warriors rookie to reach that feat in their first five games is Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 25 or more points in each of his first 10 games.
After notching their first two wins of the season on a three-game road trip, the Warriors return home Friday to host the Los Angeles Lakers in their first NBA Cup matchup of the 2026-27 season.
