BREAKING: Sacramento Kings Reportedly Sign NBA Champion
UPDATE: Juan Toscano-Anderson confirmed the news with a post on X.
Via Toscano-Anderson: "Light the Beam then!"
On Thursday evening, the Sacramento Kings will host the Oklahoma City Thunder in California.
Before the game, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Kings will sign Juan Toscano-Anderson.
Via Wojnarowski: "The Sacramento Kings are signing F Juan Toscano-Anderson to a one-year deal, sources tell ESPN. Toscano-Anderson — who’s had stops with the Warriors, Lakers and Jazz — has been playing with Mexico City of the G League."
Toscano-Anderson had been in the G League and is currently averaging 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 48.4% from the field in 11 games.
The 30-year-old has played four seasons in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers.
His career averages are 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest while shooting 50.6% from the field and 33.1% from the three-point range in 191 regular season games.
He has also appeared in 14 playoff games and was with the Warriors when they won the 2022 NBA Championship over the Boston Celtics.
As for the Kings, they are 13-9 in their first 22 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 5-5 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 119-99.
Following the Thunder, the Kings will play their next game on Saturday evening when they host the Utah Jazz.
The franchise is coming off a season where they made the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2006.