about 14 days ago, Juan Toscano Anderson made history by becoming the first Mexican to win the title of the NBA, after the victory in 6 games in the Finals of the Golden State Warriors against the Boston Celtics.
With the championship celebration over, reality returned for Toscano, who became an unrestricted free agent, meaning he could sign with any team of his choosing.
This Thursday, June 30, arrived, the day negotiations began in the free agency of the NBA, being a crazy afternoon, in which historic contracts and transfers have been signed, but without knowing anything about the Mexican-American.
New home
Hours passed and it finally happened, Juan Toscano Anderson found a new home, as Yahoo Sports journalist Chris Haynes reported that the forward signed for the veteran minimum with Los Angeles Lakers.
That’s right, Toscano, 29, will go from playing with a legend like Stephen Curryto play with another like LeBron James, without having to leave California, only changing the city to the Los Angeles headquarters.
In this way the career of the Aztec element will continue at the best level of basketball in the world, after beginning his career in Mexico in the LNational League of Professional Basketball (LNBP), playing with the Soles de Mexicali and Fuerza Regia de Monterrey, then jumping to the G-League with the Santa Cruz Warriors, and then making the jump to the NBA with Golden State, where he reached the top, and now he will continue leaving the name of his country very high with the 17-time champion Lakers.
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Toscano Anderson has career NBA averages of 4.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, with 52.3 percent shooting efficiency, and 36.1 three-point shooting, in 139 games played spread over 3 seasons, having played in 73 last season, his personal best.
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