Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri has been impressed with Nick Nurse, who was formally introduced as the team's new head coach on Thursday, when Ujiri played against a British Basketball League team Nurse was coaching in 1995.
The Raptors still couldn't get past LeBron and the Cavs. Does Toronto need to make changes to their core, and what would that look like?
The Toronto Raptors will hire assistant Nick Nurse as the franchise's new head coach, league sources tell ESPN.
At least nine NBA teams will have a different coach than the one that started the 2017-18 season. Keep up with every change on the sidelines here.
The Toronto Raptors have interviewed EuroLeague coaching star Sarunas Jasikevicius for their head-coaching vacancy, league sources tell ESPN.
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to participate in the NBA's exhibition game in South Africa.
Brian Windhorst, Jackie MacMullan, Andrew Han and Tim MacMahon try to figure out the wild story of 76ers GM Bryan Colangelo allegedly using Twitter accounts to leak info (4:30), if there are realistic due process options (19:00) and speculating on the nature of how this alleged scandal came to light (30:30) and the best player of the postseason so far (47:00).
Spurs assistant coaches Ettore Messina and Ime Udoka interviewed with the Toronto Raptors for the franchise's head-coaching job on Thursday and Friday, respectively, league sources told ESPN.
Dan Le Batard, Papi and Sarah Spain discuss if LeBron is right to have "zero level of concern", are the Rockets in trouble if they don't win game one, will Tiger win a major this year and more.
Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the centerpiece of the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors' coaching searches, and the two teams are preparing to spend the coming days competing for him, league sources told ESPN.
Fired by the Toronto Raptors on Friday, Dwane Casey wrote a letter to the Toronto Star on Saturday thanking not only the team's fans but also the city of Toronto for being a great place to raise his family.
Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discuss if firing Dwane Casey makes the Raptors better, preview the NHL conference finals, and Richard Jefferson joins.
Tony Reali and the national panel debate if firing Dwane Casey was the right move, preview the NBA Conference title games, recap the Jets-Predators Game 7 and more.
Dan Le Batard, Papi and Amin El Hassan question if the Raptors made the correct move firing Dwane Casey, if Steve Kerr being too cocky, should the 76ers feel hosed and much more.
Brad Stevens on Dwane Casey's firing: "It's disappointing from the standpoint of the coaching profession but as far as another coach looking at what he was able to accomplish, I think he's a role model for a lot of coaches when you think about his great players got better, played great. His young players all got better, and really the second unit in Toronto was as good of a team and as fun of a team as there was in all of basketball this year. And on top of that, Dwane is as good of a person as they come. ... I'm sure people will be lined up to try to get him to coach their team shortly."
Zach talks to David Thorpe about Dwane Casey's firing, the Western Conference finals, and more.
Toronto compiled winning records under Dwane Casey, but that didn't translate to the playoffs. Was that the coach's fault?
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 59 | 23 | .720 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 | W16 |
| New York | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31 | L1 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(23) | OG Anunoby | SF | Indiana |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 59 | 23 | .720 |
| 2016-17 | 51 | 31 | .622 |
| 2015-16 | 56 | 26 | .683 |
| 2014-15 | 49 | 33 | .598 |
| 2013-14 | 48 | 34 | .585 |
