Forward Yaxel Lendeborg committed<\/a> to the Michigan men\u2019s basketball team on April 5 through the transfer portal, but still planned on testing the waters of the NBA Draft. After doing so, Lendeborg has decided to withdraw<\/a> from the draft and play for Michigan next season, according to Shams Charania on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n This decision comes just under a month before the official start of the 2025 NBA Draft. Many experts didn\u2019t know if he would stay in the draft or come back to college, especially as a 22 year old who will be 23 years old for all of next season.<\/p>\n Lendeborg, however, is considered to be the best playing in this offseason\u2019s transfer portal, according to On3, and will bring much experience and size to the Wolverines\u2019 frontcourt now that he has officially decided to play another year of collegiate basketball.<\/p>\n Michigan\u2019s frontcourt will likely already have two picks in this year\u2019s draft. With the departure of forward Danny Wolf<\/a> and center Vlad Goldin, Lendeborg will attempt to fill those vacancies with his elite play down low both as a finisher and rebounder. Last season Lendeborg averaged 17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game at UAB and will look to translate much of his success to the Big Ten stage.<\/p>\n