Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg already has an enemy in NBA

Brooks is one of the league's most polarizing players, a defensive-minded veteran who has embraced a villain persona and will go the extra mile to get in his opposition's heads.

It looks like he already has some real estate in the Bay Area, and it'll be interesting to see whether Lendeborg can back it up. For what it's worth, Lendeborg, 23, is much older than the average rookie, so it's not like he'll be starstruck or intimidated. Also, the "Dominican LeBron" is a relentless and physical competitor.

Lendeborg recently set his scoring goals for his rookie season, and while they sound quite reasonable, he also laid his own bed by going on the record to say he had to reach those numbers.

“I’m gonna try to average 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 or 4 assists. I’ll make that the bare minimum for me. If I get under that I'm a—,” he said in another streaming session.

He averaged 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists in six Summer League games, earning MVP honors and leading the team to the championship, so those numbers might not be far-fetched. Of course, he'll have to do much more than that when he plays Brooks to put his money where his mouth is.