Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg buys his mother a home as Golden State rides seven-game streak

Yaxel Lendeborg's biggest purchase of his rookie season has nothing to do with basketball. The Golden State Warriors forward bought a home in California for his mother, Yissel Raposo, and gave her the keys on camera in the first episode of a new YouTube vlog series. Talking about the purchase afterward, he said he was amazed he could pull it off. "It's like, man, this is crazy," Lendeborg said, according to the New York Post.

ESPN reported that securing the house took two to three months and that the move finishes his mother's relocation from New Jersey, where he grew up. Lendeborg has said his mother turned his life around during his senior year of high school, a story he told in The Players' Tribune in February. On X, he called the house the end of a lifelong goal. Yahoo Sports noted that the two cried together in June when Golden State took him 11th overall in the 2026 draft.

The timing matters because Lendeborg is no longer a project. The Post has him averaging 21.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 50.4% from the field and 40.4% from three. For a team many expected to struggle, he has turned into Stephen Curry's main scoring partner. His off-court story lands while the Warriors are playing their best basketball of the season.

What it means for Monday against New Orleans

Golden State is 7-3 and has won seven straight since an 0-3 start that included a 22-point loss to the Lakers and a nine-point loss in Phoenix. The streak has been convincing. The Warriors won 134-114 in Denver and 119-114 in Minnesota, beat the Lakers by 17 at home and then took care of the Clippers, Suns, Heat and Magic at Chase Center. They have scored at least 112 points in all seven wins, and the latest was a 126-119 win over Orlando.

Next is the New Orleans Pelicans at home on Monday, November 9, on NBA TV. The market expects the streak to continue. On this site's board, which tracks 11 venues, the Warriors are favored at -344 on the moneyline at Novig, a $29.07 return on $100. The Pelicans are +335 at Novig, and the best price anywhere is +337 at Polymarket, so the venues are close on the outright result.

The venues disagree more on the spread. Novig has Golden State laying 9.5 points at +106. The best Warriors price elsewhere is theScore Bet's -8.5 at -115, and BetRivers gives New Orleans +10.5 at -110, a full point wider than Novig's +9.5 at -117. The total sits at 231.5 at Novig, with the over at -111 and the under at -102. BetRivers has the under at 232.5 for -118. Sportsbook hold runs from 4.0% to 5.2% on the moneyline and up to 5.4% on the spread.

The Warriors have scored like a team that clears totals in that range, and Lendeborg's role in the offense is a big reason. For more on the season, see the Warriors team page.