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Yaxel Lendeborg has just made a change to his all-time NBA starting five

Yaxel Lendeborg has been the talk of the NBA so far this season. The rookie has been magnificent for the Golden State Warriors so far this season, and many p...

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Yaxel Lendeborg has been the talk of the NBA so far this season.

The rookie has been magnificent for the Golden State Warriors so far this season, and many people already think he is destined for greatness.

Before he got to this stage, Lendeborg had his own heroes, and like the rest of us, he has an all-time NBA starting five.

However, the 24-year-old seems to have made a change to his lineup now.

Yaxel Lendeborg drops Kevin Durant from his all-time NBA starting five

We've all made changes to our all-time starting five in the NBA over the years, but Lendeborg's change has come in a short space of time.

In the first week of October, the Warriors rookie was interviewed by 95.7 The Game , where he was asked to name his best-ever starting five.

He replied at the time: "I'm going to go Steph [Curry]. I'm going to go Michael Jordan. I'm going to go LeBron [James]. Power forward… I think I might go KD [Kevin Durant] and Victor Wembanyama."

We're now in the final week of October, and after his brilliant start to the new NBA season, Lendeborg was asked the same question again on Kick .

This time, he took Durant out of his team.

Lendeborg said: "Steph Curry, Michael Jordan, LeBron James. I'm probably going to go… I might put Wemby at the four and Shaq at the five. Big a** line-up. You feel me?"

Pairing prime Shaq with Wemby at four and five creates a defensive frontcourt that effectively seals the lane. That forces opposing teams to do what they can purely from the outside.

Durant wouldn't be a bad option either, but we just feel that Lendeborg's starting five with Shaq is more balanced.

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Friday, October 30, 2026

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