Welcome to the latest edition of The Wolverine247 Podcast, where 247Sports' Michigan beat writers discuss the latest news and analysis in Michigan football, basketball and recruiting.
In this episode, Zach Shaw and Alejandro Zúñiga break down the Michigan men's basketball team's addition of UAB Yaxel Lendeborg, who withdrew from the NBA Draft and pledged to the Wolverines for the 2025-26 season. The episode can be heard in the embedded link below.
They open by looking at Lendeborg's game, what made him a projected first-round draft pick and other factors he had to consider in his decision. They discuss his fit with Michigan, and some key factors in his recruitment that led to him picking the Wolverines and Dusty May over other suitors.
In the second half of the episode, they look at how the Wolverines have fared this offseason with Lendeborg now in the fold. They discuss other transfer portal additions that Michigan made, remaining question marks for the Wolverines and early expectations for the season ahead.
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