{"id":848,"date":"2022-07-01T06:52:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T06:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/steph-curry-sends-juan-toscano-anderson-heartfelt-goodbye-after-lakers-deal\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T06:52:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T06:52:42","slug":"steph-curry-sends-juan-toscano-anderson-heartfelt-goodbye-after-lakers-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/steph-curry-sends-juan-toscano-anderson-heartfelt-goodbye-after-lakers-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Steph Curry sends Juan Toscano-Anderson heartfelt goodbye after Lakers deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Juan Toscano-Anderson is leaving the Bay and headed for SoCal, but he will forever remain an Oakland hero. <\/p>\n

And from one Bay Area legend to another, 2022 NBA Finals MVP Steph Curry showed love to the East Oakland native. <\/p>\n

Toscano-Anderson reached an agreement with the Lakers shortly after the NBA’s free agency period began on Thursday, his agent Erika Ruiz confirmed to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. <\/p>\n

This comes after Golden State did not extend a qualifying offer to Toscano-Anderson ($2.1 million), as The Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported Wednesday, citing sources, making the 29-year-old an unrestricted free agent.<\/p>\n

As Curry stated, JTA — an NBA champ — has never forgotten where he came from. <\/p>\n

He became the first player of Mexican descent to win an NBA championship and also was the first Mexican-American player to participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk contest, where he proudly represented both Dub Nation and Mexico in Cleveland earlier this year. <\/p>\n

His journey and story are that of a fairytale, but it wasn’t always flowers and rainbows. From leagues across Southern California to the G League to playing for his childhood team – and winning a ring with them – JTA has watched his dream come true.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Oakland ‘legend’ JTA explains emotions on likely leaving Dubs<\/h5>\n

And his story still is being written. <\/p>\n

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