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Report: Warriors holding free-agent workouts with multiple veterans over next two weeks

Over the next two weeks, Golden State is reportedly holding workouts with multiple veteran free agents, including a pair of former Warriors.

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During the offseason, the Golden State Warriors tinkered with their roster by inking Draymond Green to a new contract, acquiring Chris Paul in a blockbuster trade with the Washington Wizards and signing veterans Dario Saric and Cory Joseph.

However, the Warriors might not be done this summer.

According to Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic, the Warriors are holding workouts with multiple free-agent veterans. Among the group are former Warriors Juan Toscano-Anderson and Kent Bazemore. Harry Giles, Tony Snell, Dion Waiters and Trey Burke will also work out for the Warriors, per Charania and Slater.

Via @ShamsCharania on Twitter:

Toscano-Anderson played with the Warriors from 2019 to 2022, winning a championship in 2022. Toscano-Anderson played 73 games in his final season with the Warriors, averaging 3 points on 48.9% shooting from the field in 13.9 minutes per game.

After leaving the Warriors, Toscano-Anderson played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz last season.

Bazemore played with the Warriors in 2013-14 and again during the 2020-21 season. Bazemore last played with the Lakers in the 2021-22 season. In 10 seasons, Bazemore averaged 8.2 points on 41.3% shooting from the field with 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

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Best post-trade deadline Boston Celtics wing buyout targets

Now that the dust has settled and it’s clear the Celtics are looking to add wing depth via a buyout signing, here are our favorite targets.

With the Boston Celtics trading for veteran Oklahoma City Thunder big man Mike Muscala in their sole move at the 2023 NBA trade deadline, the need to fortify the club’s frontcourt has diminished.

But if the team hopes to make the postseason with their star wings healthy and with fresh legs, adding another body off the buyout market to bolster the team’s wing depth ought to be Boston’s next priority.

While it is not yet clear whether the better candidates for what the Celtics are after will even be bought out at the time of writing, we have identified a handful of prospects Boston’s front office ought to be inquiring after.

Larger wings able to play more than one position should be the focus of any buyout signing, and the disabled player exception granted to the team after Danilo Gallinari’s injury gives Boston an edge as a contending squad.

Russell Westbrook-D’Angelo Russell trade has been finalized

After months of speculation, the Lakers have finally traded Russell Westbrook and will be getting D’Angelo Russell and two other players.

Early on Wednesday afternoon, reports surfaced that the Los Angeles Lakers were in serious discussions with the Minnesota Timberwolves regarding a trade that would bring them guard D’Angelo Russell while sending out Russell Westbrook.

The proposed trade also involved the Utah Jazz and would have Westbrook become a member of their squad.

According to ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the trade is now final.

In addition to getting Russell, the Lakers will also land big man Jarred Vanderbilt and guard Malik Beasley. This deal will make them significantly younger. Westbrook is 34, while Russell, Vanderbilt and Beasley are 26, 23 and 26, respectively.

Los Angeles will also give up forward Juan Toscano-Anderson and center Damian Jones, as well as a 2027 first-round draft pick that will have some lottery protection.

Russell is having a nice season, averaging 17.9 points and 6.2 assists per game while shooting 46.5% overall and 39.1% from 3-point range.

His shooting percentages have been up and down over the years, but if he continues to shoot well from downtown, he will significantly help L.A. address its biggest need: 3-point shooting.

Russell played his first two seasons with the Purple and Gold before being sent to the Brooklyn Nets in a deal that brought Kyle Kuzma to the team.

Vanderbilt is a 6-foot-8, 214-pound big man who is a good rebounder and has some defensive potential. Beasley has been inconsistent, but has potential as an instant offense player.

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Juan Toscano-Anderson to miss at least two weeks with sprained ankle

An ankle injury to Juan Toscano-Anderson will test the Lakers’ frontcourt depth for a little while.

After winning eight of 10 games, the Los Angeles Lakers have lost two games in a row, and health problems are starting to pile up.

Anthony Davis, who has been on an absolute tear lately, left the first quarter of Tuesday’s game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers with flu-like symptoms. He didn’t suit up the following night when L.A. lost to the Toronto Raptors.

LeBron James also missed the Raptors contest with left ankle soreness. To make matters worse, forward Juan Toscano-Anderson sprained his ankle in that contest and was forced to leave.

He will miss at least two weeks.

Although he hasn’t played much, his injury is a minor blow to a Lakers team that has lacked viable depth at the forward position.

That lack of depth has been accentuated by the absence of 6-foot-9 Wenyen Gabriel, who has been out for the last two games with a left shoulder sprain.

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Juan Toscano-Anderson loves having Russell Westbrook as a teammate

Juan Toscano-Anderson recently raved about how good of a teammate Russell Westbrook has been to him.

Over the last calendar year, Russell Westbrook has been made into the scapegoat for all that has gone wrong with the Los Angeles Lakers, and a good deal of the criticism he has gotten from fans has been excessive.

If one were to judge him only based on what fans have been saying about him, one might expect Westbrook to be an ogre of a teammate who always berates others and refuses to do anything to help them or even spend time with them.

However, Juan Toscano-Anderson, one of many newcomers to the Purple and Gold this season, says Westbrook is radically different from how he’s portrayed.

In fact, the forward recently said Westbrook is actually one of the best teammates he’s ever had.

It’s not like Toscano-Anderson is a stranger to healthy NBA locker rooms or unselfish teammates. He spent the last three seasons with the Golden State Warriors, perhaps the league’s model franchise and a team that won the world championship last season.

With Westbrook seemingly amenable to coming off the bench for the foreseeable future, perhaps more people who actually know him and share the same locker room with him will speak up about his positive qualities.

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Former Warrior Juan Toscano-Anderson shows off Larry O’Brien trophy tattoo before ring night

The former Warrior revealed some new ink before ring night.

Before tipping off the regular season against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors will host a special ceremony on Tuesday night at Chase Center. 

Members of the 2021-22 team will receive their championship rings from the 2022 NBA Finals. Just as core players Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, Kevon Looney and Jordan Poole will receive their rings, so will a current member of the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Former Warrior Juan Toscano-Anderson will be in the building for ring night as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Prior to getting his ring, the Oakland native showed off some new ink. Toscano-Anderson was seen with a tattoo of the Larry O’Brien championship trophy on his arm.

Via @DanWoikeSports on Twitter:

During the Warriors’ run to a championship during the 2022-23 season, Toscano-Anderson averaged 4.1 points on 48.9% shooting from the floor with 2.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.7 steals in 13.6 minutes per game. 

Over the summer, Toscano-Anderson signed a one-year deal in Hollywood with the Lakers. 

The Warriors are set to tip off against the Toscano-Anderson and the Lakers at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night.

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Juan Toscano-Anderson: Beating GSW would be better than getting ring

One of the Lakers’ newest members badly wants to beat his former team on Tuesday evening.

The Los Angeles Lakers will start their regular season on Tuesday evening in San Francisco versus the Golden State Warriors, the defending NBA champions.

That means it will be ring night for the Warriors, which is always an emotional night and the affirmation of a lifelong goal.

One member of the Lakers, forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, will be getting his world championship ring that night: He played for Golden State last season.

But he made it clear he is living in the present. He said he wants his new team to win the contest more than he wants to get his ring from his former squad.

Via Silver Screen and Roll:

“Obviously it’s a big night for myself and for Golden State, something that I definitely want to enjoy. But I’m a Laker now, I want to go in there and kick their butts. That’s the ultimate goal is to start off the season on the right foot and go into Golden State, which is a tough place to win. You know, I’ve played many games in Chase, I know how tough it is to win there, I know how their fans are, and they’re an amazing team, so I would like to go in there and get a win, that would be better than the ring, to be honest.”

The Warriors are listed as sizable favorites for the contest. However, every now and then, a defending champion will experience a letdown on ring night and lose, even to a lesser team.

After all, it happened to the Lakers a couple of times during the Kobe Bryant era, as well as during the Showtime era in the 1980s.

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Lonnie Walker IV, Juan Toscano-Anderson to play Friday for Lakers

The Lakers got some good news on the injury front in advance of Friday’s preseason finale.

Wednesday night was a rough one for the Los Angeles Lakers. They fell behind by 15 to the Minnesota Timberwolves and lost, 118-113.

Los Angeles had trouble finding the basket after putting up a solid 30 points in the first quarter. It shot 44.6% overall and 25.6% from 3-point range. The team also committed 20 turnovers, which allowed Minnesota to get plenty of easy baskets in the last three quarters.

The Lakers also endured an injury scare. Guard Lonnie Walker IV went down with an ankle injury and didn’t return. In addition, forward Juan Toscano-Anderson didn’t play after sustaining a back bruise on Sunday versus the Golden State Warriors.

But it looks like both men will be able to play in the Lakers’ final preseason game on Friday against the Sacramento Kings.

Walker was playing well before he got hurt. He put up 12 points in 19 minutes on 5-of-11 shooting. He was even in the starting lineup; head coach Darvin Ham elected to go small with Anthony Davis at the 5 and LeBron James at power forward.

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Juan Toscano-Anderson may be Lakers’ best-kept secret

Juan Toscano-Anderson may seem like nothing more than a marginal role player, but he can help the Lakers in multiple ways.

When the Los Angeles Lakers signed forward Juan Toscano-Anderson earlier this summer, most fans didn’t pay much attention to it.

It’s somewhat understandable, as he has career averages of 4.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 17.1 minutes per game.

However, beneath the numbers, Toscano-Anderson has the ability to be an invaluable part of the Lakers’ bench this coming season at a position they badly need serviceable depth at.

He is a 6-foot-6 forward who can comfortably play either the 3 or 4, and he plays the game with a palpable level of energy and intensity.

Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report is high on Toscano-Anderson’s ability to help a Lakers team that seriously needs an infusion of supporting talent.

Via Bleacher Report:

“The Lakers needed a player like Juan Toscano-Anderson, in more ways than one. He can answer L.A.’s question marks on everything from defensive versatility and hustle to transition energy and supporting a star.”

‘Those are things I’ll never forget,’ says Juan Toscano-Anderson of winning a title with the Golden State Warriors

Toscano-Anderson grew up a Warriors fan, but that doesn’t compare to his experience as a Warriors champion.

Golden State Warriors champion forward Juan Toscano-Anderson may have jumped ship to join the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Dubs will always be a part of the Oakland native. Conversely, because of his hand in the Warriors’ 2022 title, the team and JTA will forever be entangled.

And to Toscano-Anderson, that’s the way things should be, given Golden State was a formative force in shaping the Californian into the basketball player he is today. Speaking with Warriors Wire in Mexico City for a basketball camp he hosts in his family’s ancestral country, Toscano-Anderson related what it was like for a local son such as himself to win a title with the team representing his Bay Area Warriors.

“It was amazing,” said the former Duns wing. “I think the most amazing part was being at the parade.”