In Zach Buckley's new 2026 NBA Mock Draft from Bleacher Report, the Milwaukee Bucks use pick 10 to select Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg. Unlike most of the top prospects in this draft class, Lendeborg isn't 18 or 19. He's not even 20, 21, or 22. The 23-year-old forward has been around the block, and it might make him more NBA ready than some of his peers.
For years, the Milwaukee Bucks have had a finite amount of draft picks, and most of them have been used on raw prospects. Drafting players who need years to develop has always been a questionable move for a team that has one of the best players in the world in Giannis Antetokounmpo.