Juan Toscano-Anderson of the Golden State Warriors will be the first Mexican to play in an NBA final when the series begins against the Boston Celtics.
Juan Toscano-Anderson will carry the Mexican flag to the NBA Finals Come in Golden State Warriorswhere he militates, and boston celtics. The series will begin Thursday at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
He was born in the United States, in Oakland. His mother lived there when he took over Avandaro, Michoacán, and his father from Puerto Rico. He lived his childhood on 95th Avenue, and decided to pay tribute to those people with a number on his jersey.
He began his college career with a scholarship to University of Marquette where he represents the team NCAA Golden Eagles from 2011 to 2015. After not being considered for the 2015 NBA Draft, Toscano joined Soles de Mexicali of the National Professional Basketball League ng Mexico and eventually had a stint with the Venezuelan team Buccaneers of La Guaria.
He returned to the LNBP and joined Royal Force of Monterrey and won the championship. He had a short cut Works from Argentinareturned to Fuerza Regia and conducted tests on Santa Cruz WarriorsGolden State’s affiliate in the NBA G-League.
In February 2020, after getting the attention with his presentations on G-League signed a two-way contracta contract included Santa Cruz and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. On February 9, 2020, the Juan Toscano-Anderson made his debut in NBA included Golden State Warriors.
In 2015 he was invited to participate in the pre-Olympic competition wearing mexico jerseyimmediately answered yes.
Juan Toscano-Anderson will be the first Mexican representative in an NBA Final. This will be the furthest from compatriots who have also played in the best basketball league in the world: Eduardo Najera reached the conference finals in 2003, Jorge Gutierrez in the conference semifinals in 2014, Gustavo Ayon reached the first round of the playoffs in 2013 and Horace Flames did not play post season.
He could also be the seventh Latin American to win the NBA championship as well: Carl Herrera, from Venezuela, Manu Ginóbili and Fabricio Oberto, from Argentina, JJ Barea from Puerto Rico and Tiago Splitter and Leandrinho Barbosa, from Brazil.
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Why did you change the name on your uniform from Anderson to Tuscany?
“Juan Toscano-Anderson is my full name on my birth certificate and when I was young, on the first day of school, you would say present and some teachers thought my name was Toscano or they were confused. So I decided on John Anderson. When I entered high school, John Anderson was easier to wear: it was easier to wear the jersey, in college as well. After college I went to play professionally in Mexico. Because of how I got the nationality is because of my mother, who is Tuscany, her last name is Tuscany, so that’s what I wore on my jersey. “
“Those who know my story know that Mexico has revived my career, it’s a place that has given me a chance to play and show my talents. If I don’t have that nationality, I don’t know if I can play or be here in NBA six years later.And I want to have Toscano-Anderson on my jersey, but it’s too long, it doesn’t look good.My mom raised me, I love her to death, so it’s a tribute to my family , because they became part of my success and I want them with me along the way.
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