How an open tryout changed Juan Toscano-Anderson’s career

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 07: Golden State Warriors’ Juan Toscano-Anderson #95 dances with a fan during an open practice at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)In late October, 2018, Juan Toscano-Anderson sat in an office in Santa Cruz with his head hung, shoulders hunched and his eyes fixed to the floor.

Then the giggles started.

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Moments before, he had been told he was going to be released. But Santa Cruz Warriors general manager Ryan Atkinson, head coach Aaron Miles and director of player development Kent Lacob told him that only to see his reaction when they revealed that he would, in fact, make the team. The oldest…