Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg claims Kentucky offered him $7 million to $9 million to play for the Wildcats prior to this season, but he still chose the Wolverines.
In in interview with the Associated Press, Lendeborg said he was “thinking long term” and took about three times less money to play in Ann Arbor.
Here is an excerpt:
“They started the number with $7 (million) to $9 (million),” Lendeborg said in an interview with The Associated Press. “They were pretty much going off on the route like we’ll pay him anything to get here.”
Instead, he chose to play for Dusty May and the Wolverines even though the former UAB star said he would have earned about three times more money if he suited up for Mark Pope and the Wildcats.
“I was raised without it and I went my whole life without it,” Lendeborg said. “Anything was going to make me super, super happy at the time.
“I was thinking long term. What if I mess up my career because I chased the money instead of a future? Another big reason why I went with Dusty was he didn’t talk about money at all. It was all about making me better and helping me achieve my goals.”
Personally, I think Yaxel Lendeborg is a great player who is full of crap.
