Get the family photo albums.. After visiting his mom in San Leandro and getting a trim at Phat Fades Barbershop on East 14th Street, he stops by his grandpas house on 95th Avenue. "He just brings that energy and juice to every moment that he comes into the game. Five months later, one of his closest cousins, Eric Toscano, was shot and killed while celebrating his 18th birthday at his home on Ney Avenue in East Oakland. It was from Patricia Toscano. The court was renamed as Al Attles Court. Courtesy of Juan Toscano-Anderson's family. When Al put that uniform on, he gave you everything he had, Barry said. Toscano-Andersons performance at the 2015 FIBA Americas championship was enough to land him a contract from Mexicos top league. Family photos from Juan Toscano-Andersons youth. (Staff Archives), Al Attles, former Golden State Warriors player and head coach, seen during an interview in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. After police officers broke up the dispute and left the scene, the man returned. In our Oakland home, thousands of miles away from my fathers ultimate coaching triumph, I hugged my little sister, Ericka and did a happy dance with my mother. Alvin Attles, Actor: Inside Moves. He had planned to attend the party. Those trophies and basketballs dont mean anything. In 29 games, Juan Toscano-Anderson has averaged 5.0 points on 52.8% shooting, 4.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Warriors. He played college basketball at North Carolina A&T, and was selected 39th overall in the . With Ray likening Attles on-court intensity to a combination of Dennis Rodman or Russell Westbrook, the Warriors leaned on Attles to make hustle plays and knock out his opponents. But at a certain point, the competition on the playground wasn't enough for him. He was there when Chamberlain scored 100 points in 1962. Even when he was not at his healthiest, Attles still attended Warriors home games in recent seasons. His top choice was Cal in nearby Berkeley, but his mother, desperate for him to get as far away from East Oaklands streets as possible, persuaded him to pick the Wisconsin school. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff Archives), Oakland, CA January 31, 1989 - Golden State Warriors manager Al Attles. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. It has been his entire life, as he grew up on 95th Avenue in East Oakland. The family has always felt that my fathers basketball contributions have been Hall Of Fame worthy. At first, it was about making the Santa Cruz Warriors during a tryout. I remember attending an NBA all-star game one summer at The Forum. The immense pride Toscano-Anderson has for his hometown is a common trait found in most Oaklanders, including myself. Now, at 27, he is drawing comparisons to All-Star teammate Draymond Green for his court vision and energy. Attles's number 16 is retired by the Warriors and he attends every Warriors home game. Thompson: Known for his toughness, Warriors legend Al Attles' strength comes from his wife's love By Marcus Thompson II Apr 4, 2019 Al Attles, 82, is a champ in the kitchen. After a long, winding, and non-traditional route, Juan Toscano-Anderson played his first minutes on the NBA hardwood in regular season action. Encouraged by her reaction, my father soon became the primary cook in our family. Heres when rain, snow will return. The team would make the playoffs only once more for the remainder of his tenure as coach. (By Dino Vournas/Straff Archives), Oakland, CA January 23, 1980 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles rejoices. Attles moved with the team to the Bay Area at the end of the 1962 season, playing until 1971. A little-known story is that after winning the championship in 75, my father was a hot coaching commodity. But on the blacktop at recess, Toscano-Anderson forgot all about the outside world. Mrs. Attles told her not to worry about it. FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the practices disclosed in our privacy policy. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. It's a city made up of an incredibly diverse population, making those of us who tend to fall in minority races or are biracial feel more at peace. Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (Destroyer. I knew theyd knock him right out, Patricia said. Heres why California has seen so much active weather. Collect, curate and comment on your files. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. The former Warriors general manager, coach and player hadn't been around much at all this season because of health issues. Toscano-Anderson contains a similar fire to that of Draymond Green, who's considered the heartbeat of the team. He performed so well that it prompted a last-minute trade of six-year NBA veteran Terrence Jones in order to make a roster spot for Toscano-Anderson. He initially declined before accepting and going to training camp.[6]. I am done trying to show people that I am Black and I am Mexican. At that time, I could see that Juan loved sports. He thanked Attles again Thursday, noting, "She just changed my life." . "We were houseless, we lived in a car, and from here and there to different places," Patricia said. In the decade since Toscano-Anderson got that tattoo as a junior at Castro Valley, he had reasons to believe he might not be so special. Before Fame But the more we thought about it, the more we knew we wanted to tell people about the things that make my father special to us. Aug 15, 2022. Alvin Attles' wife she was my third grade teacher and I was playing soccer prior to that put me into a Warriors Camp. Two of his most famous knockouts were against far bigger men: 6-9 Zelmo Beaty and 6-8 Bob Ferry. "I need to raise the bar. The Warriors were longshots to beat the Washington Bullets. Willhemina Attles, wife of Warriors Hall of Famer Al Attles, holds a mug signed by current Warrior Juan Toscano-Anderson and his third-grade classmates from back in 2002 when Attles was. The team that selected him was the then Philadelphia Warriors. In addition to sending Juan to the Warriors youth basketball camp, Attles connected him with the Oakland Rebels, a youth AAU program. My father was being interviewed some 20 feet away and saw the guard grab me. Toscano-Anderson joined the 2018-19 training camp roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors, G League affiliate of Golden State, as a local tryout player. He is the longest-serving coach in Warriors history, and also has the most wins in franchise history. I grew up around [an] all Mexican family. One half of one percent of people looking to play professional basketball will even get the opportunity to try out.. Either before the game or a during a timeout, they walk toward the concourse atop the lower bowl. I just, I was living in urban culture. Hes here, and hes making his presence felt.. The bigger picture to my father was always his family, and the Warriors had become his family. His drive to get better also is intact. Seeing somebody from Oakland, it probably gives them a little more inspiration and a little more motivation like this guys where Im from, he grew up in the same neighborhood I grew up in.. He is an awesome husband, a great father, a super uncle, the best Pop-Pop, and a one-of-a-kind friend. Toscano-Anderson was born and raised in East Oakland. When his mom moved back to Castro Valley when he was in fifth grade, he refused to leave East Oakland. Although celebrities such as Wilt Chamberlain, Jesse Jackson, and Bill Cosby were friends of his, he never took on celebrity airs. Workers in S.F. I remember this mantra from the time I was five years old, when my father would caution kids at his numerous basketball camps to keep their heads in the books as opposed to betting it all on a professional career. Every time he walked into that building, he got a taste of what he wanted his future to be. As Toscano-Anderson said, he didn't ever believe he'd play for the same team he grew up cheering on. And Toscano-Anderson has a similar tenacity, grit and hustle. NBC Sports Bay Area celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by taking a trip south of the border to tell the story of Juan Toscano-Anderson's Mexican heritage, his experience playing professionally in Mexico and how his Oakland roots impacted his journey to the Warriors. When he is not watching the game, Attles is catching up with a former Warriors teammate or fan. He was named player-coach of the Warriors midway through the 196970 season, succeeding George Lee. Retired teacher Wilhelmina Attles was cleaning her kitchen last month when she came across a coffee mug adorned with signatures from one of her old third-grade classes at Montclair Elementary School. NBA.com is part of Warner Media, LLCs Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Oakland is no stranger to people with mixed backgrounds. He played college basketball at North Carolina A&T, and was selected 39th overall in the 1960 NBA draft. I knew who I was. One night in July 1992, Macarios youngest son, Juan, had an argument with someone in the neighborhood. On April 6, 2019, Attles was chosen as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. You hardly feel out of place. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. (Ron Riesterer / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives), Oakland, CA February 13, 1976 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles at a press conference. Many of Juans new classmates had parents who were doctors or lawyers. But Ridder added, his family is going to play it by ear on whether he attends. They swept them. That got pretty boring after doing every day at recess. Alvin, wake up! Juan Toscano-Anderson with his family as he graduates from Castro Valley High School. I'm from Oakland.". Alvin Attles was born on November 7, 1936 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She just changed my life, Toscano-Anderson shared. Golden State Warriors | (D. Ross Cameron/Staff Archives), Golden State Warriors' legend Alvin Attles ackowledges the crowd as Nate Thurmond, left, looks on during a special tribute to Attles as part of the NBA Hardwood Classics Month during the game agaInst the Milwaukee Bucks in the first half of an NBA game at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. A film he wrote . I know I am Black," Toscano-Anderson revealed. Ahead of the 2018-19 season, he decided to go to the open tryouts being hosted by the G League Santa Cruz Warriors. Hes had a fighting spirit since the moment he came into the world, Patricia said. It was during the early October matchups that Toscano-Anderson made another nod to his upbringing as he changed his jersey number to 95. He shot and killed Juan on 92nd Avenue. Toscano-Anderson was introduced to basketball, specifically Warriors basketball when Wilhelmina Attles -- wife of Warriors legend Al Attles and Toscano-Anderson's former teacher at Stonehurst Elementary School -- got him involved with the Warriors' youth program. That yellow, single-story house with a lime tree in the front yard has long been a family haven. Connor Letourneau is a sports enterprise reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. She noticed that he seemed to be happiest when he was playing basketball in the schoolyard. Whenever the Warriors luminaries return to watch the game they played and love, they often do one thing that becomes as memorable as marveling at the highlight reels. His #16 is retired by the Warriors, and even in his 70s he attended every home Warriors game. Follow Bay Area News Group Warriors beat writer Mark Medina on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Mrs. Attles was right: Toscano-Andersonwas happiest when he was playing basketball in the yard at Stonehurst Elementary. (Staff Archives), Oakland, CA January 23, 1980 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles on the sidelines. pizza favorite shuts down after 13 years, plus more closings, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). He became the first Warriors Basketball Camp alumni to play for the Dubs, and the third product of the camps to play in the NBA. Former Golden State Warriors player and coach Alvin Attles and his wife Wilhelmina wave to fans along Broadway during the team's NBA championship victory parade in downtown Oakland, Calif., on . "She never mentioned Mr. Attles was her husband, and I mean, I knew [who] the Warriors were, but I didn't know any of that," Patricia said. I hated to hear it then, but I grew to understand, my father was extolling the value of hard work. Attles became an assistant coach in 1968, while still a player. That was my first basketball camp, its propelled me to where I am today.. It's also in Mexico. Stephen Curry has not only led a Warriors resurgence since entering the league, he has changed the game with his long-distance shooting. Instead, Attles became a world champion as an NBA coach. But hey, hes here and Im here. On his right shoulder, One in a Million is written in black ink. (Staff Archives), Oakland, CA Circa 1980 - Al Attles on the sidelines of a Golden State Warriors Basktball game. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group), Golden State Warriors legend Al Attles, center, tosses the basket ball between Jenny Fang, left, and her cousin Ella Fang to start a game as part of the refurbished baskteball court ceremony at Lincoln Square Park in Oakland in 2006. Thats what kind of jump started me playing basketball. He rushed from his interview and was soon nose -to-nose with the policeman. 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Now that I have this opportunity to play for the Warriors what I plan to do is just be me: be a great teammate, be the hardest playing guy on the floor, whatever it takes to win. As a player, coach and ambassador, however, Attles impressed the Warriors more with his substance over flash. Last season, the Warriors hosted Al Attles night during a regular-season game by playing a tribute video and handing out Its nice they are recognizing someone who has been committed to the game of basketball.. "I'll take care of it. Coming up in the part of the town that I came up in, it almost feels like youre in that book, Where the Wild Things Are, Toscano-Anderson said. Al Attles is synonymous with the Golden State Warriors, and Friday night he will be immortalized here as a member of the basketball Hall Of Fame. "It was like something to feed off of," the Warriors forwardsaid. From left are Jeff Mullins, #23, and Happy Hairston, #52. Her younger brother, a nephew and two of her cousins were all shot and killed in East Oakland. I think it's just there's a difference, you know, like actually indulging in, you know, the culture to traditions, the language, all of that stuff. could be eligible for a share of $104 million. Toscano-Anderson was introduced to basketball in the third grade at Oakland's Stonehurst Elementary School by his then-teacher Wilhelmina Attles, who is a former Upsala College basketball star and also the wife of Warriors legend and Hall of Famer Al Attles. Hes been in and out of the hospital in the last few recent months, Ridder said. (Karl Mondon/Staff Archives), Oakland, CA January 31, 1989 - Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles in his office. To see your child living his dream, it means everything.. I started playing basketball in third grade. When Toscano-Anderson shops at the Costco in San Leandro, strangers often thank him for organizing two protests in Oakland last spring against social injustice and police brutality. Attles was the 39th overall pick in the 1960 NBA Draft. But as of Thursday morning, Toscano-Anderson is an official member of the Warriors -- and stillan Oakland resident -- as he signed a standard, multiyear contract with Golden State. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? And playing alongside players such as Steph Curry and Draymond Green and seeing the championship trophies the Warriors won without him is constantly humbling him and serves as reminders as to what level he wants to reach. During the 198384 NBA season, Attles worked as the Warriors' general manager. So much so, Toscano-Anderson went undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, and not for any lack of talent, but by his own admission he did not even submit his name for the draft. It's never an easy critique to hear. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? I never thought in a million years Id be playing for the Warriors, let alone in the NBA, but its exciting for myself, for my family, for my friends, and for the people of Oakland.. "Enjoy this journey that basketball and life have taken me on. Do you understand me? he barked at the trembling guard, who apologized and slunk away. I think it's the best of both worlds.". Originally, we thought this piece was going to speak to his victories, his winning percentage, his accolades, and his achievements with the Warriors. Toscano-Anderson would require resilience, a change in the NBAs style of play and some luck to go from a seldom-used college reserve to a rotation player with the Warriors. Alvin, my father yelled, stopping me in my tracks. Golden State Warriors | "I always wanted to walk onto that court donning an NBA jersey," Toscano-Anderson said. I knew my family was Mexican. It wouldn't matter if he was or wasn't a member of the team, he would always consider himself a Warrior. He had the shooting touch of a jackhammer, but no team ever traded Attles for cash and a fist to be named later, probably because if intimidation was what you wanted, it was clearly better to fight with Attles than against him. We were just so hurt, the staff and I, that a kid would be exposed to that, Attles said. She also helped him get on the Oakland Rebels' AAU basketball team. We will forever be grateful.. Toscano-Anderson still plays with that same mindset in the NBA. That's the first step, I've gotten through the first step to put myself in a situation to be here for another year, so now I'm working to continue and have longevity in this league.". There were times people told Toscano-Anderson he made the wrong decision by going to the G League. He tries to impact the game the same way Green does -- by doing a bit of everything. 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