Despite the multiple trade rumors around him, Westbrook ended up staying in LA for the 2022-23 NBA season, but it doesn’t look like something has changed. Once again, Brodie is facing multiple critics after a poor start.

While most fans may have had enough of Westbrook, the veteran guard seems to have the support of his teammates. Not only leaders like LeBron James or Anthony Davis had his back, but Juan Toscano-Anderson even described Westbrook as one of the best teammates he’s ever had.

Juan Toscano-Anderson glad to have Russell Westbrook as a teammate

“It’s funny because before I met Russ, I didn’t really like Russ,” Toscano-Anderson told Kyle Goon of the Southern California News Group, via Lakers Nation.“And I think a lot of people have that type of lens about Russ just because he’s so competitive. From the little time that I’ve known Russ – and I’ve had some hell of … I’ve had some great teammates – Russ is probably in my top five, top three teammates I’ve ever had. He’s an amazing teammate and an amazing person. And at the end of the day, I played overseas for five years before I made it to the NBA so I kind of have a wider view.

“I can differentiate between NBA life and real life. And he’s a human being, bro. Like he’s not perfect. He’s a human being. And I think people forget that. Or people think, ‘Oh, you make all this money and when you play this professional sport, you should be numb to these things.’ When in actuality, that’s not true.

“So, for me as a teammate, I feel like that’s my job. If I’m going to put on the same jersey as you, I’m going to have your back because I’m going to expect you to have my back. I’ve got two brothers and a sister, I grew up in a small, tight-knit family. So I’m going to live and die by my teammates, but I’m going to have his back along with all my other teammates while I have this Laker jersey on.”

It’s good to see the Lakers are a close team even when things aren’t going according to plan. Everyone, including Westbrook, has plenty of work to do to turn things around. It doesn’t look easy, but it would be even more complicated if the locker room was divided.

Exactly it was until 2018 when he part of the Warriors’ G League team. Toscano made it to two games in the 2018-19 season, then he got off again to the Mexico, when he started as a player for Fuerza Regia in Monterrey. He ended up as a champion in 2019.

Then, right after it he joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2019-20 season. In which he started in 13 games, in a more defensive role. Although he wasn’t the best at it, Steve Kerr had confidence in him, so his numbers increased in the next two seasons. He went as high as 73 games played for the 2022 NBA Champions.

Juan Toscano-Anderson’s contract

According to the specialized site Spotract, Juan Toscano-Anderson signed a 1-year deal worth $1,902,133 with the Los Angeles Lakers with$1,836,090 as a cap hit and a dead cap value of $1,836,090.Then, the Mexican player will be an unrestricted free-agent.

Juan Toscano-Anderson’s net worth

According to numerous specialized websites, Juan Toscano-Anderson has multiple assets both physical and intangible that summed up is worth an estimate of $7 million dollars. Despite his current salary is below that number, it is important to remember he has played professional basketball overseas.