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Michigan standouts Vladislav Goldin, Danny Wolf, transfer commit Yaxel Lendeborg to attend 2025 NBA Draft Combine

clayton-sayfieby:Clayton Sayfie•05/05/25•

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Michigan Wolverines basketball center Vladislav Goldin had a big impact in an NCAA Tournament win over UC San Diego. (Photo by Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images)

Michigan Wolverines basketball will be well-represented at the 2025 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. Center Vladislav Goldin and forward/center Danny Wolf have received invites. In addition, transfer commit Yaxel Lendeborg — a UAB standout — has been invited as he goes through the draft process.

Using feedback from NBA teams, 75 players were invited to the combine, which will take place May 11-18 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago. All players invited are required to attend and participate in the event. There are 60 picks in the 2025 NBA Draft, so not all attendees will be selected, but it is a list of the prospects who stand out the most to franchises at this point.

There are 10 Big Ten players set to attend the combine. Those in addition to Wolf and Goldin are Rutgers’ Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley, Maryland’s Derik Queen, Michigan State’s Jase Richardson, Wisconsin’s John Tonje and Nebraska’s Brice Williams.

Wolf and Lendeborg have collegiate eligibility remaining, meaning they have until May 28 at 11:59 p.m. ET to withdraw their names from the draft. Wolf is widely expected to stay in the draft, while Lendeborg’s decision is closer to a toss-up and could be determined by whether or not he receives a promise to be a first-round selection.

Lendeborg visited Michigan at the end of April, which could only help the Wolverines’ chances of him suiting up in the maize and blue this coming season.

The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.7 steals in 33.6 minutes per game for UAB last season. He was ranked as the No. 1 transfer in the portal this offseason, per On3. He spent two years in Birmingham, Ala., after a pair of seasons at the JUCO level. Relatively new to organized basketball, Lendeborg played in only 11 high school games.

Lendeborg is the No. 27 prospect on ESPN’s big board, while Wolf checks in at No. 19.

Wolf, a 7-foot-0, 250-pound Glencoe, Ill., native, spent two seasons at Yale (2022-24) and one at Michigan (2024-25). Wolf had a stellar season in Ann Arbor, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors by both the coaches and media. Wolf started all 37 games, averaging 13.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 blocks in 30.5 minutes per outing. He became the first Wolverine to lead the Big Ten in rebounds since Chris Webber in 1993.

Playing alongside Goldin, a Florida Atlantic transfer, Wolf impressed NBA scouts and front offices. Wolf was Michigan’s highest-usage player and shot 56.7 percent from inside the arc (148-of-261) and 33.6 percent from beyond the long line (38-of-113).

Goldin is a 7-foot-1, 250-pounder who was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2024-24, following three years at Florida Atlantic and one at Texas Tech. He averaged 16.6 points, 7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.4 blocks in 27.6 minutes per clash for the Wolverines.

A Russia native, Goldin is the No. 79 overall prospect and No. 15 center on ESPN’s big board.

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