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Apr 21, 2023 · The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Nick Nurse, the team announced on Friday. Nurse, 55, led the team to its first-ever NBA championship in 2019.
Apr 22, 2023 · Nick Nurse was fired Friday, April 21, 2023, as coach of the Toronto Raptors, four years after he led the franchise to its first and only NBA championship.(Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Apr 21, 2023 · The Toronto Raptors have fired Nick Nurse four years after the head coach steered the team towards its first NBA championship win. The team confirmed the leadership change in a news release...
Apr 21, 2023 · Apr 21, 2023. The Toronto Raptors fired Nick Nurse on Friday, ending their relationship with the coach who led the team to its lone NBA championship. Here’s what you need to know:...
- Why Did The Raptors Fire Nick Nurse?
- Raptors Statement on Nick Nurse Firing
- Nick Nurse Coaching Record
- Nick Nurse Contract with Raptors
- Who Will Replace Nick Nurse in Toronto?
- Where Will Nick Nurse Coach Next?
There were rumblings during the season that 2022-23 was going to be Nurse's last with the Raptors. The Athletic's Shams Charania reportedat the end of January that Nurse's future with the Raptors was "expected to come into focus" during the offseason. It had been a disappointing season to that point for the Raptors, who were struggling to get over ...
Ujiri released the following statement about Nurse's firing: "The decision to make a change like this is never arrived at easily or taken lightly, especially when it comes to a person who has been an integral part of this franchise's most historic accomplishments, and who has been a steady leader through some of our team's most challenging times. A...
The Raptors went 227-163 over five regular seasons under Nurse, ranking him in the top 50all-time in win percentage among coaches. In addition to winning a championship in 2018-19, he was named Coach of the Year in the 2019-20 season.
Nurse signed an extension with the Raptors following the 2019-20 season. He was under contract through 2023-24. Nurse was making an average of $8 million per season off of the four-year, $32 million deal signed in the summer of 2020. MORE: Full details on Nick Nurse's contract with the Raptors
One coach who has been linked to the Raptors is Ime Udoka. The 2021-22 season was Udoka's first as a head coach in the NBA. He led the Celtics to the second-best record in the Eastern Conference and finished fourth in Coach of the Year votingbehind Monty Williams, Taylor Jenkins and Erik Spoelstra. Joe Mazzulla replaced Udoka as Boston's head coach...
The Rockets seem like the most likely destination for the Rockets. Not only does Houston have an opening after not picking up Stephen Silas' option, but Nurse has ties to the organization. Prior to joining the Raptors as an assistant coach, Nurse coached the Rockets' G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Vipers won the G League cham...
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Apr 21, 2023 · The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Nick Nurse. The team announced Friday morning that Nurse has been relieved of his duties after spending five seasons at the helm, including coaching...
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Apr 21, 2023 · Head coach Nick Nurse was fired by the Raptors on Friday after a disappointing season where Toronto failed to make the playoffs and finished ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 41-41...
