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 trick in the book.
“I’m like, ‘What are y’all laughing at?