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Jun 13, 2023 · Darko Rajakovic may not yet be a familiar name in Toronto, but he has a coaching pedigree that spans almost three decades from Serbia, to Spain, to North America.
Jun 13, 2023 · Here’s a few things we learned about Toronto’s 10th head coach a day after the son of the first Raptors head coach won the NBA title in Ujiri’s former NBA home, Denver: Story continues...
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Dec 20, 2023 · Eight coaches stood in a visitor’s locker room as Darko Rajakovic introduced each Toronto Raptors assistant individually as “future NBA head coach.” Small gesture, yes. Will they ever...
Jun 13, 2023 · Darko Rajakovic may not yet be a familiar name in Toronto, but he has a coaching pedigree that spans almost three decades from Serbia, to Spain, to North America. Here is a look at the Raptors ‘...
- Who Is Darko Rajakovic?
- Darko Rajakovic's Coaching Background
- Darko Rajakovic Coaching Profile
- Darko Rajakovic Coaching Timeline
- How Do You Pronounce Darko Rajakovic's Name?
Darko Rajakovic is a native Serbian with almost 30 years of coaching experience. Born Feb. 22, 1979, in Cacak, Serbia, the 44-year-old Rajakovic is among the NBA's youngest coaches. He is just the second European-born head coachin NBA history. The first was Igor Kokoskov, who coached the Suns during the 2018-19 season.
According to a 2016 feature by Vice, Rajakovic began his coaching career in 1996 when, at age 16, he led the Borac Cacak youth system in Serbia. In 1999, a 20-year-old Rajakovic was named head coach of the Crvena zvezda youth system in Belgrade, Serbia, a position he held until 2007. From 2004-11, Rajakovic served as a scouting consultant and NBA S...
As reported by Wojnarowski, "(T)he Raptors wanted a coach whom they believed could coach a contending team should the franchise stay on its current path with veterans, or a rebuilding roster should they eventually transform the roster to younger players and draft assets." TSN's Josh Lewenberg later reportedthat Rajakovic is "widely regarded as one ...
Rajakovic brings 27 years of coaching experience to Toronto, including more than a dozen years as a head coach. 1. 1996-99: Borac Cacak (Serbia) youth head coach 2. 1999-2007: Cervena zvezda (Serbia) youth head coach 3. 2004-11: San Antonio Spurs scouting consultant/Summer League assistant 4. 2012-14: Tulsa 66ers head coach 5. 2014-19: Oklahoma Cit...
Per the Grizzlies' 2022-23 media guide, Rajakovic is pronounced: "rye-ahk-oe-vich". You can hear Rajakovic pronounce his name at the beginning of this video from 2020.
- Gilbert Mcgregor
Darko Rajaković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Рајаковић; born 22 February 1979) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Jun 13, 2023 · The Toronto Raptors have named Darko Rajakovic as the 10th head coach in the NBA team’s history. The 44-year-old Serb has been coaching since 1996 and was the top assistant in Memphis...
