<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-juan-toscano-anderson-top-2-basketball-leagues-world');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Toscano-Anderson’s bold claim about top 2 basketball leagues in the world');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Juan-Toscano-Andersons-bold-claim-about-top-2-basketball-leagues-in-the-world.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Toscano-Anderson’s bold claim about top 2 basketball leagues in the world</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-23T22:50:09-07:00">September 23rd, 10:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-23T22:50:09-07:00">September 23rd, 10:50pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The opening game of the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup turned out to be a straightforward victory for the G-League representatives, known as G-League United, against the BCL Americas Champions, Quimsa. Following the match, former NBA champion Juan Toscano-Anderson made bold statements, challenging the basketball world.</p><p>“We want to be aggressive and make a statement. I believe the G-League is the second-best league in the world, and we want to show that,” said Toscano-Anderson via Eurohoops.</p><h2><b>Juan Toscano-Anderson’s claim that the G-League is the 2nd best league in the world</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Juan-Toscano-Anderson-playing-in-the-NBA-with-the-Jazz.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given that G-League United defeated Quimsa 78-65 and maintained a lead for most of the game, Toscano-Anderson’s <a href="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba/fiba-intercontinental-cup/1715045/juan-toscanco-anderson-i-believe-the-g-league-is-the-second-best-league-in-the-world-and-we-want-to-show-that/" rel="noopener">comments may not be</a> an exaggeration.</p><p>The American team, composed mainly of former NBA players, G League veterans, and promising young talent, capitalized on their height and athleticism against the Argentine squad, Quimsa.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-bring-back-former-warriors-champion-on-10-day-contract">former champion from the Golden State Warriors</a> and Los Angeles Lakers spearheaded the United’s effort with a well-rounded performance, contributing 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Deonte Burton, a former player for the OKC Thunder, led the team in scoring with 17 points.</p><p>“We played a pretty well-rounded game, we got five guys in double figures. We haven’t been together too long; every single team here is a club team, and we’ve only been together for 10 days. We’ll continue to get better. I’m proud of my teammates — we came with energy, played together, and had fun,” remarked Juan Toscano-Anderson.</p><p>Brodric Thomas contributed 12 points, while both Rob Baker II and Charlie Brown Jr. added 11 each, helping the Americans achieve their first win of the tournament with five players scoring in double digits.</p><p>The Intercontinental Cup also features champions from the Asia Basketball Champions League (Al Riyadi), the African BAL (Petro de Luanda), and the Australian NBL (Tasmania JackJumpers).</p><h2><b>Reality check for Toscano-Anderson and the G-League United</b></h2><p>Toscano-Anderson’s bold statement declaring the G League as the ‘second-best’ in the world raised eyebrows, especially following his team’s recent matchup against Unicaja Malaga. In a tense Intercontinental Cup Final, Toscano-Anderson’s squad fell to the Spanish team with a score of 75-60.</p><p>During a timeout in the third quarter, Toscano-Anderson, visibly frustrated, launched into a fervent outburst that caught everyone off guard.</p><p>“Our dream is not to play in the ACB, our dream is not to play in the f—–g Euroleague. Our dream is to play in the NBA and make millions of dollars; what they are doing now is unacceptable,” the G-League United forward.</p><p>His candid rejection of European basketball sparked significant controversy, igniting discussions among players and fans alike.<br>Historically, the NBA has maintained a commanding head-to-head record against EuroLeague teams, with a 75-17 advantage since their initial meeting in 1978. While the NBA still holds their dominance, it’s important to acknowledge the rising competitiveness on a global scale.</p><p>Recent trends show that EuroLeague teams are no longer mere underdogs; they have emerged as significant challengers, altering how their abilities are perceived.</p><p>Beyond his pride for the G-League, Juan Toscano-Anderson shared that personal motivation drives him and his teammates in this tournament. He is receptive to the idea of signing a contract overseas if the right opportunity comes along.</p><p>“If my next step is not the NBA, then I would open to play in some of the leagues represented in this tournament,” he said</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Toscano-Anderson’s bold claim about top 2 basketball leagues in the world

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-kings-planning-waive-juan-toscano-anderson');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Kings planning to waive Juan Toscano-Anderson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/nba-rumors-kings-planning-to-waive-juan-toscano-anderson.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Kings planning to waive Juan Toscano-Anderson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-06T17:14:02-08:00">January 6th, 5:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-06T17:14:02-08:00">January 6th, 5:14pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings are reportedly <a href="https://x.com/James_HamNBA/status/1743744736853471532?s=20" rel="noopener">set to waive</a> forward Juan Toscano Anderson on Sunday, according to James Ham of TheKingsBeat.com:</p><p>“According to a league source, the Sacramento Kings are expected to waive Juan Toscano-Anderson tomorrow and drop back to 14 rostered players.”</p><p>Toscano-Anderson is a California native who played his college basketball with the Marquette Golden Eagles in Wisconsin.</p><p>The Kings <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-sign-former-warriors-lakers-fan-favorite-out-of-g-league" rel="noopener">signed him in December</a> after he averaged 19.8 points per game with the Mexico City Capitanes of the G League. Toscano-Anderson also averaged six rebounds per game and 3.6 assists with the team.</p><p>Toscano-Anderson played for the Warriors from 2019 to 2022 and became a fan favorite with his swagger, hustle plays and determination. He hit 40% of his three-pointers in his second season with the team but shot 34.8 percent or less the other two seasons.</p><p>He last played for the Jazz and Lakers, averaging just over three points per game total.</p><p>Having an extra roster spot could make a trade easier for the Kings as we approach the Feb 8 deadline. Sacramento was rumored to be pursuing the Toronto Raptors’ Pascal Siakam but, just hours after being mentioned as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-kings-emerging-as-serious-suitor-for-pascal-siakam-but-theres-a-catch" rel="noopener">“serious suitor” for the forward</a>, Sacramento reportedly pulled out of the race for his services.</p><p>According to the latest updates, it doesn’t mean that the Kings and Raptors won’t re-engage on discussions for a potential deal in the future since things remain “fluid.” But for now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-kings-pull-out-of-pascal-siakam-trade-talks-with-raptors-but-theres-a-catch" rel="noopener">their talks are over</a>.</p><p>The Sacramento Kings, reportedly without Toscano-Anderson, next take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Kings planning to waive Juan Toscano-Anderson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-klay-thompson-overpaid-take-draws-stern-juan-toscano-anderson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Klay Thompson ‘overpaid’ take draws stern Juan Toscano-Anderson response');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Warriors-news-Klay-Thompson-%E2%80%98overpaid-take-draws-stern-Juan-Toscano-Anderson-response.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Klay Thompson ‘overpaid’ take draws stern Juan Toscano-Anderson response</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-07T17:44:15-07:00">September 7th, 5:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-07T17:44:15-07:00">September 7th, 5:44pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA players tend to get contracts after huge performances in their careers. This can even span longer for core players in dynasties like the Golden State Warriors. But, this may raise some eyebrows from fans as they subjectively infer that some are not worth the cash. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mychal-thompsons-all-star-prediction-for-son-klay-thompson-will-fire-up-warriors-fans" rel="noopener">Klay Thompson recently got</a> this undesirable nod from a social media page. Amazingly, his former teammate and now Utah Jazz player Juan Toscano-Anderson came to his aid.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-klay-thompson-ring-no-5-fans-china" rel="noopener">Klay Thompson has done a lot</a> for the Warriors. He has been the right-hand man of Stephen Curry for a long while. It comes as no surprise that the franchise would want to repay his loyalty and sacrifices to the team. More than that, the team still believes that Klay could make a huge jump back into All-Star form. Unfortunately, other NBA fans disagree with this sentiment. This put Thompson on an odd ‘most overpaid athletes of all-time list.</p><p>He was ranked at the third spot behind Gordon Hayward and John Wall. Tyson Chandler, Juwan Howard, Kevin Love, and Dikembe Mutombo were also there with the Warriors legend. This was not at all appreciated by Klay’s former teammate, Juan Toscano-Anderson. He quickly responded to the <a href="https://twitter.com/juanonjuan10/status/1699288058389262425" rel="noopener">circulating post on X.</a></p><p>“Y’all really put a 4-time champ on an “overpaid” list … I hate the internet man,” the Jazz winger wrote.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Y’all really put a 4 time champ on an “overpaid” list … I hate the internet man😂😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/2BmlvuoPXG">https://t.co/2BmlvuoPXG</a></p><p>— Juan Toscano Anderson (@juanonjuan10) <a href="https://twitter.com/juanonjuan10/status/1699288058389262425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>There are some things that may irk fans when it comes to the style of play Klay uses. But, calling him overpaid might be too much and uncalled for given all that he has done for the Warriors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Klay Thompson ‘overpaid’ take draws stern Juan Toscano-Anderson response

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-harry-giles-juan-toscano-anderson-open-roster-spots');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Harry Giles, Juan Toscano-Anderson make the most sense for Warriors’ vacant roster spots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/why-harry-giles-juan-toscano-anderson-make-the-most-sense-for-warriors-vacant-roster-spots.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Harry Giles, Juan Toscano-Anderson make the most sense for Warriors’ vacant roster spots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-09T12:05:04-07:00">August 9th, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-09T12:06:33-07:00">August 9th, 12:06pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nobody believed that the Golden State Warriors could win another championship heading into the 2021-22 season, yet they were the team that hoisted the Larry O’Brien championship trophy into the air after the final game played that year. Now, after the Warriors failed to live up to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-culprits-to-blame-early-exit-after-falling-to-lakers" rel="noopener">expectations this past year</a>, much of the same criticism is beginning to reappear for this franchise.</p><p>The 2022-23 season was a major letdown for the Warriors, there is no denying this. There was drama stemming from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-insight-into-infamous-knockout-blow-to-jordan-poole" rel="noopener">Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole</a>, they dealt with key talents being in and out of the lineups during the regular season and this organization as a whole just did not look motivated with the same level of passion we are used to seeing them fight with.</p><p>Perhaps Golden State needed this wake up call during this past year, as they are prepared to enter the 2023-24 season with new energy and the only one thing on their minds is competing for a championship.</p><p>New GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. has done a nice job of filling in some gaps this roster had in the offseason, as veteran guards Chris Paul and Cory Joseph have joined the mix in the backcourt, along with Dario Saric being added to the frontcourt. However, the Warriors still have two vacant roster spots, one of which they will need to fill before the start of the new season.</p><p>On Tuesday evening, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the team will be hosting <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1689068243040755712?s=20" rel="noopener">free agent workouts</a> with veterans Dion Waiters, Tony Snell, Trey Burke, Kent Bazemore, Harry Giles and Juan Toscano-Anderson over the next two weeks.</p><p>Maybe none of these experienced players will end up securing a roster spot with the Warriors this upcoming season, but Giles and Toscano-Anderson are two names that definitely stick out. Fans of the team will be familiar with JTA, as he was a great locker room presence and bench talent with the Warriors for three seasons. As for Giles, he’s a former first-round pick that is looking to prove that he still has what it takes to play in the league after some major injuries.</p><p>It is unlikely that anyone the Warriors potentially sign this late in the offseason will hold that big of a role during the upcoming season, but Giles and Toscano-Anderson could be exactly what this team needs to make another championship run.</p><h2><b>Examining Harry Giles’ fit with Warriors</b></h2><p>Once a top recruit coming out of high school in 2016, Harry Giles’ basketball career has been plagued by injuries. He tore his right ACL before attending Duke and then he had another surgery done on his knee in college. Drafted 20th overall in 2017, he began his NBA career with the Sacramento Kings and continued to miss time due to knee soreness and injuries.</p><p>After just two years with Sacramento, the team declined Giles’ contract option and he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers ahead of the 2020-21 season. He was never really able to showcase his abilities with the Blazers, which has led to Giles being out of the league and hunting for his next opportunity.</p><p>Obviously there is a lot of concern surrounding a player like this given his injury history and the fact that he has not played in the NBA last couple of years, but there is certainly a level of intrigue here. Giles is a 6’11” big man who can stretch his game outside of the paint and from a contract perspective, any team looking to sign him has some options.</p><p>In addition to being able to sign a standard contract, Giles is eligible to sign a two-way contract for the upcoming season given a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-move-help-out-duke-teammate-new-cba" rel="noopener">new provision</a> in the league’s latest collective bargaining agreement. This is certainly an avenue the Warriors could explore not only since they have two open two-way contract spots to fill, but also because they need frontcourt depth.</p><p>Should Giles ultimately agree to some sort of deal with the Warriors, he will become the tallest player on their roster, a title currently held by Dario Saric at 6’10”.</p><p>The Warriors have always been known for having a terrific medical and training staff, which is why they may be the best chance Giles has of making it back into the league. By no means would he sign a contract and instantly become a huge part of the team’s rotation, but he presents some upside and fits a positional need Golden State has at this point in the offseason.</p><h2><b>Examining Juan Toscano-Anderson’s fit with Warriors</b></h2><p>One of the reasons why the Warriors have been so successful over the last decade is because they constructed a system in which the players, coaches, staff members and executives all believe in one another. The Warriors may just have the best family-like atmosphere in the entire NBA and they take a lot of pride in this.</p><p>Through the years, Golden State has seen a lot of talent develop and rise up through the Santa Cruz Warriors, their G League affiliates. One of these players was Juan Toscano-Anderson, an undrafted player who earned an opportunity in the G League after spending time in Venezuela and Mexico to begin his professional career.</p><p>When he caught the attention of the Warriors’ front office, JTA earned himself a three-year deal in 2020 and he instantly became a favorite in the locker room. He was a voice of reason, a best friend to many and perhaps Toscano-Anderson’s greatest quality is that he wanted to be a Warrior due to being born in and growing up in the Oakland/San Francisco area.</p><p>Toscano-Anderson instantly resonated with the fan base when he stepped on the floor and despite his numbers not showing this, he was a high-impact player. Energy and effort are two words that come to mind when watching him play and JTA did a bunch of little things to help put the Warriors in a championship position during the 2021-22 season.</p><p>The veterans of the team in Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney would welcome Toscano-Anderson back with open arms, Steve Kerr would be happy to have him back and most importantly, the Warriors would have another scrappy player who they are already familiar with, similar to what they have already in Gary Payton II.</p><p>Familiarity and comfortability bring out the best in any player and for Toscano-Anderson, there would be no better place for him to continue his career than with the Warriors. Out of all the veteran free agents they are bringing in for workouts, he makes the most sense filling the 14th or 15th roster spot they have.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Harry Giles, Juan Toscano-Anderson make the most sense for Warriors’ vacant roster spots

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-ex-players-kent-bazemore-juan-toscano-anderson-free-agent-workouts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ ex-players Kent Bazemore, Juan Toscano-Anderson highlight free agent workouts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Warriors-Kerr-and-Toscano-Anderson.png"></figure><h1>Warriors’ ex-players Kent Bazemore, Juan Toscano-Anderson highlight free agent workouts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-08T18:18:40-07:00">August 8th, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-08T19:20:19-07:00">August 8th, 7:20pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors are coming off of a season in which the franchise’s magic touch seemed diminished after the attack by Draymond Green on current Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole. Steve Kerr and the Warriors are hoping to put the incident, and the disappointing season, behind them as they embark on a new championship quest in 2023.</p><p>For the Warriors, role players have always been as big a part of their success as superstars like Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry. One of them, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-cory-joseph-fiba-world-cup-injury-update" rel="noopener">Cory Joseph revealed a sobering injury</a> update recently that has many concerned. New General Manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-mike-dunleavy-gets-brutally-honest-on-trading-jordan-poole-to-wizards" rel="noopener">Mike Dunleavy didn’t exactly lose</a> any sleep over the Poole trade, as he expects the team to return back to its drama-free ways without the former Michigan star.</p><p>With the offseason sliding toward its inevitable crescendo, the Warriors decided to work out a couple of well known ex-players who have earned a place in Dubs fans’ hearts, along with another former Michigan Wolverine star and a former Duke Blue Devil. According to reports, the <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1689068243040755712" rel="noopener">team has workouts planned</a> for Dion Waiters, Tony Snell, Kent Bazemore, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Harry Giles and Trey Burke, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.</p><p>All could provide a spark off the bench that was sorely lacking at times last season.</p><p>Last season Golden State finished tied for 11th in the NBA in overall team offense, even with Poole’s 20.1 points per game scoring average included.</p><p>Whether the Warriors can improve on that number depends largely on the growth of their young players including Jonathan Kuminga, as well as whether Chris Paul still has much juice left in the battery at the backup point guard position.</p><p>Last season, Toscano-Anderson averaged three points and shot nearly <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4401416/juan-toscano-anderson" rel="noopener">45% from the field</a> for the Utah Jazz. Bazemore <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6637" rel="noopener">averaged 8.0 points</a> on 41% shooting for the Kings.</p><p>Neither player is a star on the same level of Poole, but both seem to fit the Warriors’ stated goal of enhancing team unity and returning to the Warriors’ tried-and-true formula of ball movement, camaraderie, and drama-free basketball on and off the court — excepting Draymond Green, of course.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ ex-players Kent Bazemore, Juan Toscano-Anderson highlight free agent workouts

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Another day, another wild trade in what has been a dizzying NBA offseason thus far. This time around, it’s the Washington Wizards (again) and the Golden State Warriors that have taken center stage with the two teams <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-colin-cowherd-reaction-chris-paul-jordan-poole-wizards-trade" rel="noopener">swapping stars</a> in Chris Paul and Jordan Poole. CP3 will now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-plans-chris-paul-after-jordan-poole-trade" rel="noopener">join forces</a> with Stephen Curry to form a very intriguing partnership for the Dubs while Poole heads on over to the Capital where he will be able to show the basketball world what he can do outside of Curry’s shadow.</p><p>Former Warriors guard Juan Toscano-Anderson, who currently plies his trade with the Utah Jazz, has caught wind of the blockbuster trade and was one of the first players to react to the deal on Twitter. JTA decided to <a href="https://twitter.com/juanonjuan10/status/1671961713623834624" rel="noopener">focus his attention</a> on former teammate Jordan Poole and what this trade could mean for him on a personal level:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jordan Poole all star szn loading…</p><p>— Juan Toscano Anderson (@juanonjuan10) <a href="https://twitter.com/juanonjuan10/status/1671961713623834624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It is clear that Toscano-Anderson has high hopes for Jordan Poole now that he’s with the Wizards. The 24-year-old showed flashes of brilliance during his time with the Warriors — particularly when Curry was out injured — and JTA is confident that Poole will now shine as bright as a diamond now that he’s going to be the primary option on offense in Washington.</p><p>For their part, Wizards fans have to be feeling great about this trade. The front office has now practically traded Bradley Beal for Jordan Poole along with a few assets. At this point, you could say that it’s not all that bad.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Toscano-Anderson drops bold Jordan Poole take after Warriors-Wizards’ Chris Paul trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-juan-toscano-anderson-gets-disappointing-update-on-ankle-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Juan Toscano-Anderson gets disappointing update on ankle injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/los-angeles-lakers-juan-toscano-anderson-anthony-davis-lebron-james.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Juan Toscano-Anderson gets disappointing update on ankle injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-08T12:26:19-08:00">December 8th, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-08T12:26:19-08:00">December 8th, 12:26pm</time><address><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/author/michaelc/">Michael Corvo</a>Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter. Host, Post Production podcast. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Aspiring Shane Falco.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tough break for Juan Toscano-Anderson: The Los Angeles Lakers forward will be <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1600924292358602753">reevaluated in approximately two weeks</a> after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-juan-toscano-anderson-adds-to-lebron-james-anthony-davis-injury-headache-for-la">spraining his right ankle</a> in Wednesday night’s loss to the Toronto Raptors, according to the team.</p><p>Toscano-Anderson suffered the injury in the fourth quarter when he stepped on the foot of his teammate, Thomas Bryant. He had to be helped off the floor and into the Lakers’ locker room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Juan Toscano-Anderson has a right ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated in 2 weeks, the Lakers have announced.</p><p>JTA suffered the injury on this play Wednesday night in Toronto, after stepping on Thomas Bryant's foot.<a href="https://t.co/59SudIYrJe">pic.twitter.com/59SudIYrJe</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1600926405235453958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s an unfortunate development for JTA, who got the start for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-get-tough-update-for-raptors-matchup">severely shorthanded</a> Lakers — playing without LeBron James (ankle soreness), Anthony Davis (non-COVID illness), and Patrick Beverley (knee soreness) — in Toronto after being largely out of the rotation since early November.</p><p>Toscano-Anderson had 3 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in 16 minutes. For the season, the 29-year-old is averaging 2.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per game. He’s only made 18.2% of his three-point attempts, which has surely impacted his playing time.</p><p>While the fourth-year pro’s on-court contributions have been limited, he’s an invaluable culture-setter and respected teammate in the locker room. For instance, here was JTA praising Russell Westbrook amidst the early-season drama surrounding Russ’ role.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">There’s gonna be a lot of negativity about this tomorrow but this is pretty awesome <a href="https://t.co/Gwm3y4p5TK">https://t.co/Gwm3y4p5TK</a> <a href="https://t.co/6PMLfdRepY">pic.twitter.com/6PMLfdRepY</a></p><p>— Donny McHenry (@donny_mchenry) <a href="https://twitter.com/donny_mchenry/status/1583336656132018176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It sucks,” Darvin Ham said postgame about seeing JTA go down. “One, he is a good soldier for us. He brings championship credibility from a championship organization in Golden State. You can never have too many of those guys — guys who are going to go out and be selfless whether they get minutes or not get minutes. Just be a pro, keeping themselves ready, keeping themselves functioning properly, thinking properly. You know, all aligned within the spirit of the group. It just sucks to see him get hurt.”</p><p>After signing with the Lakers, JTA gave a <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1544781014014107649">poignant response</a> when asked about the legacy he wanted to leave in Los Angeles and why he opted to join the purple-and-gold.</p><p>“There’s a standard in this building. Everybody knows what greatness looks like. And so, I want to come here and be a part of that. I don’t want to be a guy who just passed through. I want people to remember me as a part of this organization in the years that I was here. I want fans to remember, ‘JTA — I remember when he played for the Lakers. He gave it his all. He competed. They won a championship.’ Whatever the story will be. I just want people to remember me for being me and being a hard worker and a competitor.”</p><p>The Lakers have not yet provided an update on LeBron, AD, or Pat Bev’s status for Friday vs. the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Juan Toscano-Anderson gets disappointing update on ankle injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-juan-toscano-anderson-adds-to-lebron-james-anthony-davis-injury-headache-for-la');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Toscano-Anderson adds to LeBron James, Anthony Davis injury headache for Lakers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lakers-news-Juan-Toscano-Anderson-adds-to-LeBron-James-Anthony-Davis-injury-headache-for-LA.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Toscano-Anderson adds to LeBron James, Anthony Davis injury headache for Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-07T19:54:15-08:00">December 7th, 7:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-07T19:54:15-08:00">December 7th, 7:54pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things just continue to get from bad to worse for the Los Angeles Lakers. They came into Wednesday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-get-tough-update-for-raptors-matchup" rel="noopener">shorthanded</a> with LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Patrick Beverley all sidelined with respective injuries. Unsurprisingly, the Lakers got blown out. To add insult to injury, it now looks like Juan Toscano-Anderson will be joining the team’s growing injury list.</p><p>Toscano-Anderson <a href="https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/1600686968886771712">went down</a> in the second half after stepping on teammate Thomas Bryant’s foot. JTA immediately hit the deck and he had to be helped by teammates as he made his way back to the bench. The 29-year-old could barely put any weight on his right foot, and it was later revealed that Toscano-Anderson had sustained an ankle sprain.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">For those that missed it:<a href="https://t.co/roVmxlKOOu">pic.twitter.com/roVmxlKOOu</a></p><p>— 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣’ 𝙉𝘽𝘼 (@_Talkin_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_Talkin_NBA/status/1600687040856838146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is yet another tough blow for the Lakers who are already dealing with a slew of injuries. JTA is going to have tests done on his ankle which should determine the extent of the injury. It didn’t look good, though, so it wouldn’t be a complete surprise if he ends up missing a bit of time because of this injury.</p><p>The good news for LA is that LeBron James and Anthony Davis don’t appear to have sustained any serious injuries. They should be<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-injury-status-for-current-road-trip-gets-update-from-darvin-ham"> back in the mix soon</a>. Hopefully, both stars are able to return to the lineup on Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><p>The bad news is that the Lakers have now lost back-to-back games and are in trouble of falling into a deep hole again — especially if their injury problems continue to worsen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Toscano-Anderson adds to LeBron James, Anthony Davis injury headache for Lakers

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A24 fan. end goal is to write stories for movies &amp; television.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward Juan Toscano-Anderson has had a difficult path to achieving his dreams of becoming an NBA player. After plying his trade in Mexico, having played there professionally for a few years, JTA got his first break in the NBA fringes when he found a home in the Golden State Warriors’ G-League affiliate during the 2018-19 season.</p><p>In 2019, with the Warriors dealing with the fallout of Kevin Durant’s departure and Klay Thompson’s long-term injury, Toscano-Anderson was signed to an Exhibit 10 deal, only to get waived before the season began. But with the Warriors’ season going nowhere fast, JTA found himself back in Golden State on February 2020, and he has been a part of an NBA roster ever since (with the exception of him being waived on December 2020 just so his deal could be converted into a two-way contract).</p><p>Thus, it’s awesome to see Juan Toscano-Anderson give back to one of his fans who came to a <a href="https://allevents.in/cerritos/juan-toscano-anderson-meet-and-greet-wss-anaheim-ca-grand-opening-event/200023566442628?ref=eventlist-cat">meet and greet in a WSS Grand Opening event</a> held in Anaheim. After a young Lakers fan posed for a photo with JTA, he informed the Lakers forward that he was set to turn 14 on Tuesday.</p><p>The 6’6 forward then asked the boy what he had planned for his birthday, and after the young man replied that he “didn’t know” how he was going to celebrate one of the most important occasions of his life, Toscano-Anderson offered him two tickets to a Lakers game, prompting the kid to burst into joy.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/gswchris/status/1589366081558556675?s=20&amp;t=PT5jNk6NC6K7lg2FkkYffA">Per Chris Montano</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">shout out to juan toscano-anderson forever, this made me so happy to see <a href="https://t.co/fzdX1AY0OV">pic.twitter.com/fzdX1AY0OV</a></p><p>— Chris Montano (@gswchris) <a href="https://twitter.com/gswchris/status/1589366081558556675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Toscano-Anderson, overall, just seems to be one of the nicest people in the NBA, and this sincere gesture is yet another piece of evidence that points to how much he cares about his impact beyond the basketball court. JTA was a finalist for the NBA’s inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, losing out to Carmelo Anthony in the end.</p><p>Still, Juan Toscano-Anderson has always been <a href="https://hoopshype.com/2020/07/02/golden-state-warriors-juan-toscano-anderson-protest-black-lives-matter/" rel="noopener">outspoken</a> about social issues, promoting racial equality and representation as a half-Black, half-Mexican man. In 2021, JTA mentioned in an interview that one of his goals, beyond succeeding on the court (which he’s already done after winning the 2022 NBA championship) is to leave his mark off of it well past his playing years.</p><p>“That’s just my ideology. I’m very aware that basketball is going to end one day, so what else am I on this earth to do? It’s not just to play basketball. It’s to impact people’s lives, to give them hope, give them whatever they see in me,” Toscano-Anderson said, <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-juan-toscano-anderson-has-mission-impact-peoples-lives">per NBC Sports</a>.</p><p>And now, JTA has, yet again, impacted one fan’s life, giving him a birthday to remember.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers forward Juan Toscano-Anderson’s heartwarming gesture for young fan’s birthday

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-juan-toscano-anderson-doubles-down-on-his-defense-of-russell-westbrook/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Toscano-Anderson doubles down on his defense of Lakers teammate Russell Westbrook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Lakers-news-Juan-Toscano-Anderson-doubles-down-on-his-defense-of-Russell-Westbrook.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Toscano-Anderson doubles down on his defense of Lakers teammate Russell Westbrook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-22T15:19:27-07:00">October 22nd, 3:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-22T15:19:27-07:00">October 22nd, 3:19pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Russell Westbrook was facing some tough questions from the press following the Los Angeles Lakers’ disappointing loss against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Juan Toscano-Anderson was in the vicinity during the said interview, and the new Lakers recruit could not help but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-russell-westbrooks-genuine-reaction-to-juan-toscano-anderson-standing-up-for-him-in-interview/" rel="noopener">stand up</a> for his embattled teammate right there and then.</p><p>Toscano-Anderson has now doubled down on his defense of Westbrook amid the heavy criticism the former league MVP has been facing. JTA took to <a href="https://twitter.com/juanonjuan10/status/1583920251548286976">Twitter</a> to clap back at the naysayers that have been spewing all this negativity toward Russ:</p><blockquote>“It’s only news because yall make it news,” JTA wrote in his tweet.</blockquote><p>During the aforementioned interview, Toscano-Anderson sounded off on the notion that Russ’ confidence might be wavering because of all the missed shots (Westbrook went 0-of-11 from the field against the Clippers). JTA was having none of it as he expressed how much of a team player Russ has been, particularly since Toscano-Anderson’s arrival as an offseason recruit.</p><p>JTA was also seen wearing a Westbrook jersey after a recent Lakers practice session:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Juan Toscano-Anderson was wearing Russell Westbrook’s practice jersey post-practice. ✊</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/jovanbuha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jovanbuha</a>) <a href="https://t.co/k9veWwBkWl">pic.twitter.com/k9veWwBkWl</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1583909011820118016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Juan Toscano-Anderson is already endearing himself to Lakers fans with his actions. He’s by no means a star, but he’s the type of player that you just love to have on your team. This is the exact role he played for the Golden State Warriors over the past three years, and the 6-foot-6 combo guard is looking to bring that same fire now that he’s in LA.</p><p>As for Russell Westbrook, he’s definitely going to need all the support he can get from his teammates as he faces yet another rough road ahead of him this season.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Toscano-Anderson doubles down on his defense of Lakers teammate Russell Westbrook

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-russell-westbrooks-genuine-reaction-to-juan-toscano-anderson-standing-up-for-him-in-interview/');   ga('set', 'title', 'WATCH: Lakers star Russell Westbrook’s genuine reaction to Juan Toscano-Anderson standing up for him in interview');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Lakers-news-Russell-Westbrook_s-genuine-reaction-to-Juan-Toscano-Anderson-standing-up-for-him-in-interview.jpg"></figure><h1>WATCH: Lakers star Russell Westbrook’s genuine reaction to Juan Toscano-Anderson standing up for him in interview</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-21T19:47:10-07:00">October 21st, 7:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-21T19:47:10-07:00">October 21st, 7:47pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Russell Westbrook has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism after he went 0-of-11 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Russ has had another rough start to the season, and it isn’t at all surprising that the pitchforks have already been brought out so quickly against the Los Angeles Lakers star.</p><p>For his part, however, new Lakers teammate Juan Toscano-Anderson was having none of the slander. JTA could not help but butt in as Westbrook was answering questions in the locker room right after the Clippers loss. Russ was asked by a reporter if his confidence has been affected by the team’s overall poor shooting, but before he could respond, Toscano-Anderson came to his defense (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1583584912459722753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1583584912459722753%7Ctwgr%5E84a208c13b3c75247c507db55ddc886a159be97f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fnba">Bleacher Report</a> on Twitter):</p><blockquote>“Nope, because he keep teeling me too shoot,” Toscano-Anderson rebutted. “I miss a few shots. I appreciate that.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JTA stood up for Russ after Westbrook was asked about his rough shooting night vs. the Clippers</p><p>Respect 💯⁰</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SpectrumSN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpectrumSN</a>) <a href="https://t.co/flA2zrSEeA">pic.twitter.com/flA2zrSEeA</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1583584912459722753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>JTA looked Russ right in the eye as he thanked him for the constant encouragement, and you could clearly see in Westbrook’s reaction how much he appreciated his teammate’s strong message of support.</p><p>Russell Westbrook has been on the receiving end of some heavy criticism, and this is going to be the trend for him for the foreseeable future. It’s great to see that his teammates have been very supportive of him. Apart from Toscano-Anderson, LeBron James also showed his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/flush-it-down-the-toilet-lebron-james-sends-message-to-russell-westbrook-after-0-of-11-debacle/" rel="noopener">support</a> for the embattled Westbrook. The same has been the case for Patrick Beverley, who has been nothing but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-patrick-beverley-breaks-silence-on-russell-westbrook-allegedly-refusing-to-join-huddle/" rel="noopener">encouraging</a> toward Russ since joining the Lakers in the offseason.</p><p>The Lakers need to rally behind Westbrook right now, and this is exactly what they’re doing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

WATCH: Lakers star Russell Westbrook’s genuine reaction to Juan Toscano-Anderson standing up for him in interview

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After spending the first three years of his NBA career with the Golden State Warriors, Juan Toscano-Anderson opted to take his talents to Hollywood with an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-juan-toscano-anderson-gets-the-lebron-james-kobe-bryant-treatment-with-epic-la-gesture/" rel="noopener">offseason move</a> to the Los Angeles Lakers. Now that he’s been with his new team for a few months, the 29-year-old has had a chance to compare the culture of the two organizations as well as their fan bases.</p><p>When asked to share his thoughts on the matter, JTA had to turn to hip-hop icon Jay-Z to try and describe the major difference between the Lakers and the Warriors (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1581376057672105984">ClutchPoints</a> on Twitter):</p><blockquote>“The Lakers are like Jay Z,” he said. “Longevity, everybody knows that Jay Z is <i>the</i> great, and that’s kind of like what the Lakers are. They’ve been good for so long. They are <i>the </i>team in the NBA.“… The Warriors, they just got good 10 years ago, and I can say that because I’ve been a Warrior fan my whole life. … I think the standard and the idea of success here in LA has been different over a long course of time than it has for the Warriors. … It’s either championship or bust here. That’s why it’s the city of champions. So, I think that’s just the difference — the longevity in regards to success.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"The Lakers are like Jay Z. Longevity, everybody knows that Jay Z is the great, and that's kind of like what the Lakers are. They've been good for so long."</p><p>Juan Toscano-Anderson on the difference between being a Laker and a Warrior</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SiriusXMNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SiriusXMNBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/uzn04KicFS">pic.twitter.com/uzn04KicFS</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1581376057672105984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While some Warriors fans might misconstrue Toscano-Anderson’s statement here as a bit of shade-throwing, he’s actually right. Historically, the Lakers have had much more success than the Warriors, and there’s no denying that the entire basketball world generally expects more from the Lakers. This isn’t a sleight on the Warriors, who as JTA said, just recently found success in the NBA during the Stephen Curry era.</p><p>Juan Toscano-Anderson also noted that he’s been a lifelong Warriors fan, and while his loyalty may now lie with the purple &amp; gold, there’s no denying that the Dubs still have a special place in his heart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘The Lakers are like Jay-Z’: Juan Toscano-Anderson drops truth bomb on major difference between LA, Warriors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Juan Toscano-Anderson gets the LeBron James, Kobe Bryant treatment with epic LA gesture');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Lakers-news-Juan-Toscano-Anderson-gets-the-LeBron-James-Kobe-Bryant-treatment-with-epic-LA-gesture.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Juan Toscano-Anderson gets the LeBron James, Kobe Bryant treatment with epic LA gesture</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-19T19:42:51-07:00">August 19th, 7:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-20T13:16:07-07:00">August 20th, 1:16pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Juan Toscano-Anderson hasn’t even played in a single minute for the Los Angeles Lakers just yet, but already, he’s making all sorts of waves in the city. The 29-year-old got the full LeBron James/Kobe Bryant treatment recently after some supporters put up an epic new mural for the newest Lakers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-gets-real-on-why-juan-toscano-anderson-signing-is-great-for-lebron-james-lakers/">recruit</a>.</p><p>JTA posed for a photo with what looks like a good 10-foot mural of himself in a Lakers jersey while holding the Mexican flag. The former Golden State Warriors forward also posed alongside (presumably) the artists of the epic new piece of art (via the <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1560741897731117056?s=20&amp;t=F8R_TeJm3pEE7LGVFca-lQ">Lakers</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Freshly painted: Juan T repping the Purple &amp; Gold in L.A.'s newest mural. <a href="https://t.co/By6VqHHawB">pic.twitter.com/By6VqHHawB</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1560741897731117056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Toscano-Anderson, who was born in Castro Valley in California, has Mexican roots. His mother is Mexican-American, and JTA has always been proud of his heritage. Los Angeles has deep ties with the Hispanic community, and this is one of the reasons why Toscano-Anderson is very popular among Latino fans. This new larger-than-life mural is a clear testament to this fact.</p><p>It may not be as monumental as the LeBron James or Kobe Bryant murals in LA, but it’s also true that not every member of the Lakers gets their own mural — especially if you haven’t even made your debut yet.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Juan Toscano-Anderson, who played the last three seasons with the Warriors averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/toscaju01.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game">4.8 points</a>, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 17.1 minutes per game, was part of Golden State’s 2022 title run. He signed with the Lakers this offseason on a one-year, $1.9 million deal, and he’s hoping to be a significant part of new head coach Darvin Ham’s rotation for the upcoming campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Juan Toscano-Anderson gets the LeBron James, Kobe Bryant treatment with epic LA gesture

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors star Draymond Green gets real on why Juan Toscano-Anderson signing is great for LeBron James, Lakers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/lakers-1-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors star Draymond Green gets real on why Juan Toscano-Anderson signing is great for LeBron James, Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-07T19:11:38-07:00">July 7th, 7:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-07T19:11:38-07:00">July 7th, 7:11pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors have lost a number of key guys to free agency already. One of them is Juan Toscano-Anderson, who recently decided to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-la-adds-nba-champion-juan-toscano-anderson/" rel="noopener">sign</a> with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>Warriors star Draymond Green recently spoke out on JTA’s decision to take his talents to Hollywood and how he sees this as a huge win for the Lakers. Speaking on a recent episode of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no5p4G9VOvc"><i>The Draymond Green Show</i></a>, the outspoken Dubs talisman had nothing but praise for his now-former teammate:</p><blockquote>“My brother Juan Toscano-Anderson headed to the Los Angeles Lakers,” Green said (h/t <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-free-agent-departures-leaves-draymond-green-bittersweet-feeling">Taylor Wirth of NBC Sports</a>). “I think that is an incredible move by him, I think that’s an incredible move by his agent and here’s why. Number one, I think the Lakers need those types of guys, the Juan-type of guys that will get in, get it out the mud and do all the dirty work. I think that’s big for them from that standpoint.”</blockquote><p>According to Green, this isn’t all about basketball as well for the Lakers. The Warriors veteran pointed out that Toscano-Anderson’s heritage could also be something that both he and the Lakers can capitalize on:</p><blockquote>“On the flipside, Juan as a Mexican-American, as we all know there is a huge Mexican population in Los Angeles, so how can he then capitalize on that front?” Green continued. “Juan has done plenty of things in Mexico to help the community, how can he continue to bridge that gap with the Mexican fanbase and the Mexican community in Los Angeles?”</blockquote><p>After spending the first three seasons of his career with the Warriors, Juan Toscano-Anderson decided to sign with the Lakers this summer on a veteran’s minimum contract. The 29-year-old holds career averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/toscaju01.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game">4.8 points</a>, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors star Draymond Green gets real on why Juan Toscano-Anderson signing is great for LeBron James, Lakers

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Don’t feel too bad for the Oakland native, though. Not only did Toscano-Anderson grow up <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-juan-toscano-anderson-in-la-gear-spotted-courtside-cheering-against-warriors/">idolizing Kobe Bryant</a>, but he has the incredibly rare of luxury of going from playing with one GOAT to another—and plans on taking full advantage of it with the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>Speaking with team reporter Mike Bresnahan in wake of his signing with the Lakers, Toscano-Anderson went out of his way to laud the influence of former Golden State Warriors teammate Steph Curry in the same breath as expressing wide-eyed excitement at teaming with LeBron James.</p><p>“I really appreciate being able to play with Steph, it’s not every day that you get to be around greatness in any facet. People don’t get to do that every day and I appreciated that every day,” he said. “Now I get the opportunity to play with, in my opinion, the best player to ever basketball. I don’t know what that’s going to feel like yet. I know it’s going to be amazing, I know it’s going to be very motivating and uplifting. And it’s going to be very challenging of course. What I appreciated about Steph was that he led by example and I wanted to be great like him. I already want to be great like LeBron. I wanted to be great like LeBron when I was a kid.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/juanonjuan10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@juanonjuan10</a> chats with <a href="https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Mike_Bresnahan</a> about joining the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lakers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Lakers</a>, being able to play with <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KingJames</a> and his title run with the Warriors. <a href="https://t.co/jXYgNi2jgI" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/jXYgNi2jgI</a></p><p>— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpectrumSN/status/1544847657406849024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 7, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Toscano-Anderson played a bit role for Golden State last season after cementing himself worthy of an NBA roster spot in 2020-21. Undrafted in 2015, he played three seasons in South America before joining the Warriors’ G-League affiliate, where he first caught the eye of general manager Bob Myers and Golden State’s front office. The 29-year-old signed a one-year deal with the Lakers on the opening day of free agency.</p><p>Expect Toscano-Anderson to provide Los Angeles with quality depth at forward it lacked during a disastrous 2021-22 season. At 6’6′ with long arms and a sturdier frame than his weight suggests, Toscano-Anderson has the physical tools to check multiple positions defensively and thrive as a finisher in transition and the halfcourt.</p><p>His ceiling with the Lakers will no doubt come down to long-range shooting. Toscano-Anderson hit just 28.6% of his catch-and-shoot triples last season after connecting on 43.8% of his attempts on similarly low volume one year prior, per <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629308/shots-dash?Season=2020-21">NBA.com/stats</a>.</p><p>Either way, Toscano-Anderson is poised make his presence felt with the purple-and-gold, reveling in the opportunity to take what he learned from Curry and apply it to playing with James and the Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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