The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster for Toscano, as he went from the euphoria of winning his first NBA championship (the first Mexican-born player to do so) to the sadness of being cut by the Warriors, only to regain his smile when he was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Thus, facing what will be his first season with one of the two winningest teams in NBA history, Juan Toscano opened up and shared his feelings about the following topic: what generates more emotion, being a teammate of Stephen Curry or LeBron James?

Juan Toscano, between the greatness of Stephen Curry and LeBron James

The 29-year-old forward is undoubtedly at the peak of his NBA playing career. Gone are the seasons in which he had to take refuge in the Mexican League after failing to find a home in the United States. And now, his conversation is focused on a topic within the reach of very few: what arouses more expectation, sharing the court with Stephen Curry or LeBron James?

“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. 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.”, said Toscano to Spectrum SportsNet‘s journalist Mike Bresnahan.

Toscano-Anderson is part of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ new plan to avoid a repeat of the infamous 2021-2022 season, which represented the seventh time in ten years that they were unable to even qualify for the NBA Playoffs.

After living the decade of the 2000s in a truly spectacular way, with five championships won out of seven disputed, Los Angeles Lakers barely had won just onechampionship in theone final they have played in the second decade of the century.

Thus, Darvin Ham’s team is looking at all costs for elements that can reinforce its already impressive roster made up of LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook and company. And the chosen one comes directly from the Golden State Warriors, the reigning NBA champions.

Player with more games played than Stephen Curry in Golden State arrives in Los Angeles Lakers

During NBA free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers found an interesting opportunity to bring athleticism, intensity and a bit of youth to their roster. A player who spent the last three seasons with the Golden State Warriors, contributed to the championship in the recently completed season and, in addition, played more games than Stephen Curry in the 2021-2022 season. That’s Juan Toscano-Anderson, according to Yahoo Sports.

.Born in Oakland, California 29 years ago, and a member of the Mexico National Basketball Team due to his Mexican mother, Toscano-Anderson played a total of 73 games (4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game)in the 2021-2022 season with the Golden State Warriors, while the team’s top star, Stephen Curry, played just 64 games.

Juan Toscano-Anderson joins the Los Angeles Lakers on a one-season contract under the veteran’s minimum contract label, which invites the Mexican-American to give his best to secure a much more lucrative contract next season.He was released from the Dubs after they did not exercise his contract renewal at the June 29 deadline in a move that saved them $2.1 million in salary

Stephen Curry says goodbye to Juan Toscano on Twitter

Toscano-Anderson’s imprint over three seasons with the Golden State Warriors is undeniable. And to prove it, Stephen Curry himself gave him a farewell on his official Twitter account, in which he praised his contribution to the team.