​Can Yaxel Lendeborg, Brandin Podziemski keep Warriors afloat with Stephen Curry out injured? appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.You don’t have to tell Yaxel Lendeborg that all eyes are on him to keep the Golden State Warriors afloat with their all-encompassing superstar Stephen Curry sidelined with an oblique abdominal strain for likely the next month. In fact, he really knows it. Like, really, really knows what the Warriors will need of him.“I gotta be a lot, lot, a lot more aggressive,” Lendeborg told reporters Friday at Golden State’s morning shootaround in San Antonio.  “Definitely have to be more of a score-first mindset now. My mindset so far has been just supporting Steph. Now it’s more so like this is more supporting Steph than ever, but just more aggressively… We’ll see how it goes. Me and (Brandin Podziemski) are going to do a lot of extra scoring now.” How confident is Lendeborg – the unfiltered and charismatic rookie who had the audacity to talk crazy with Luka Doncic, and live to tell the tale – that he can step into that de facto No. 1 scoring option in charge of being the hub of the Warriors offense?Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)When asked that question, Lendeborg shook his head side to side, eyes widening, as he considered the weight of that responsibility.“Probably six out of 10,” the ever-honest Lendeborg put bluntly, via Joseph Dycus of the Mercury News. “Honestly, it’s like it’ll be fun, good trying to figure out what ways I can score fast, or what I got to do to be able to be an efficient scorer. And then the other four is like, man, am I gonna be able to live up to it? Am I gonna be able to help out the team the way I want to? But time will tell.”Yaxel Lendeborg and Brandin Podziemski’s leaps early this seasonKelley L Cox-Imagn ImagesThe time that has passed has already told us that Lendeborg has lived up to everything the Warriors have needed from them, and then some. Through the first 12 games of his career, Dubs’ 11th overall lottery pick has averaged 21.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists, shooting 51.6% from the field and 42.6% from the 3-point line.From running the floor and bullying his way to the rim to knocking down 3-pointers at a good clip, and most recently against the Houston Rockets, going toe-to-toe with the great Kevin Durant, Lendeborg has flashed the qualities of a guy with star potential– or at the very least a guy who can be the No. 2 next to a star like Curry and contribute to winning.To be as blunt as Lendeborg’s been with the media: He’s been a miracle for Golden State and one they desperately needed.And in less dramatic terms, you can include Brandin Podziemski in there too. After signing his five-year, $110-million extension, the fourth-year guard has taken the exact leaps and bounds the Warriors believed he had in him. Through 1o games, Podziemski has averaged 17.3 points, shooti