Podcast: NBA Combine intel, Yaxel Lendeborg's decision, Rod Moore running again, Dusty May national title hopes
On this episode of The Wolverine Podcast, Clayton Sayfie, Anthony Broome and Chris Balas discuss Sayfie’s trip to Chicago for the NBA Combine, where things stand with transfer commit and former UAB standout Yaxel Lendeborg‘s decision, how Lendeborg and Vladislav Goldin performed in Wednesday’s scrimmage and more. They then discuss Michigan football safety Rod Moore‘s injury recovery and if basketball head coach Dusty May will win a national championship at some point in his career in Ann Arbor.
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(00:00) Intro
(4:01) Yaxel Lendeborg is 50-50 between Michigan and the NBA
(17:35) 2025 Michigan Football Preview Magazine
(18:30) Yaxel Lendeborg and Vladislav Goldin scrimmage observations
(29:05) Video of Rod Moore running for first time in 14 months
Lendeborg said earlier in the week that he might be 60-40 leaning toward coming to Michigan instead of staying in the draft, he revealed Wednesday evening that he’s back to 50-50.
“As much as he might think the calculation has changed from 60-40 to 50-50, I don’t really know how much of it has changed,” Sayfie said. “He’s still looking for a promise from a team that they’re going to take him in the first round, which would mean he gets a guaranteed contract. He said all he needs is one team to give him that promise. But then at the same time, he also said it wouldn’t necessarily be a done deal if he got a promise. He’d still have a decision to make. There would be a chance he comes to Michigan. I would doubt he does that, but there are still some whatever percentage chance that he comes.
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“And then he said, the ultimate goal would be to get a top-20 promise. I don’t know that is really realistic, because why would teams in the top 20 lock themselves into drafting just one guy, when so many things could go crazy or happen during the draft, and then you end up having to pivot and take somebody else.
“It seems like these teams give promises that don’t end up happening from time to time, but they don’t want to damage relationships with the agent. So if he gets a promise, it’s probably going to be late first round, and it’s probably going to result in him actually getting picked by that team if he’s still on the board.
“As much as he might feel like he’s leaning more toward the NBA right now, I don’t know how much has changed, other than his draft stock improving a little bit and maybe some teams being closer to saying, ‘We’ll give you this guarantee that you’re looking for.'”
“To me, it’s telling,” Balas said of the Michigan transfer commit seeking a promise. “These teams don’t give guarantees and then not honor them. They don’t tend to do that.”
