(Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)   The NBA offseason is always full of coaching changes for many teams. No sport likes to fire its coaches more than the NBA. Some very good coaches have been fired this offseason, and it will be interesting to see who ends up where. One familiar name that is looking for another head coaching job is Hall-of-Fame point guard Steve Nash. He was fired from the Brooklyn Nets after seven games this past season. But it appears he is drawing interest from at least one NBA team. According to Michael Grange, via NBACentral, the Toronto Raptors were “impresse ..read more

(Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)   The Philadelphia 76ers had a painful Thursday night, as they lost to the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. On Friday, they are having a bad day as well because of a tough memory that they will never be able to shake. Four years ago, Kawhi Leonard, then of the Toronto Raptors, sent the 76ers home and pushed his team to the Eastern Conference Finals with one of the most amazing clutch shots in NBA history. It has been four years since Kawhi Leonard made this shot. One of the greatest game-winners in NBA playoffs historypi ..read more

(Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images)   The Toronto Raptors agreed to part ways with coach Nick Nurse after a somewhat disappointing season. Analysts expected them to retool their roster and trade away Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr., and even OG Anunoby, but that wasn’t the case. So, now that it’s become evident that they have no intention whatsoever to tank and rebuild, they’re looking at an interesting set of candidates to take the reins of their project. Fifteen-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst JJ Redick has interviewed for the Toronto Raptors’ coaching job, sources ..read more

(Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)   The Toronto Raptors made a somewhat shocking decision when they fired Nick Nurse. The coach had raised the team’s ceiling and had a winning record in all but one season in charge of the organization, but some felt like he had already outstayed his welcome up north. And now that Masai Ujiri is reportedly leaving no stone unturned in his pursuit of a new coach, Michael Grange of Sportsnet recently reported that they’re even considering former NBA player JJ Redick as a potential candidate. Toronto has looked into the possibility of JJ Reddick as be ..read more

(Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)   After he had been the head coach of the Toronto Raptors for the last five seasons, Nick Nurse was fired recently. It has left the Raptors, a team that possesses plenty of intriguing young talent, without a head coach. According to Shams Charania, they will be interviewing David Adelman, who has been an assistant with the Denver Nuggets for the last six years. The Toronto Raptors are interviewing Denver Nuggets assistant David Adelman for their head coaching job this upcoming week, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. A rising assistant since 2011 ..read more

(Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)   Today, DeMar DeRozan is known as the most important player for the Chicago Bulls. But not too long ago, he was a crucial part of the Toronto Raptors. Although his Raptors were quite good, they fell short of reaching the Finals. Instead, Toronto claimed a championship the year right after DeRozan left the team. But he thinks that if he would’ve stuck around up north for a bit longer, he would have been able to get a ring. “It sucks that we couldn’t see what could’ve happened with me still being there…We would’ve done the same thing,” DeRozan said on ..read more

(Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)   The Toronto Raptors had a disappointing season, winning just 41 games, finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference and losing in the play-in tournament to the Chicago Bulls. But the Raptors have ample young talent, and one of their better role players has decided to stick around for another season. Forward Otto Porter Jr. has decided to pick up his player option for the 2023-24 season. Toronto Raptors forward Otto Porter Jr. has picked up his $6.3 million player option for the 2023-24 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Porter played in ju ..read more

(Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)   Everyone assumed that if the Toronto Raptors didn’t find serious success this season then big changes would be coming. Sure enough, those changes have begun. Just days after losing in the play-in tournament, head coach Nick Nurse was fired by the team, which might be the first of many adjustments the front office makes this summer. Shams Charania shed some light on why that firing was inevitable. “This team did not live up to the expectations – they did not even make the playoffs, they lost in the play-in tournament game… They feel like they needed a ..read more

(Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)   The Toronto Raptors have made a change at head coach. They have decided to move on from one of the best coaches in team history, Nick Nurse. After a down season for the Raptors that saw them miss the playoffs, it was time to move on. Nurse will forever be a Raptors legend as he led the team to their first-ever championship in 2019. According to the Score, Nurse finishes his Raptors career second all-time in wins. Nick Nurse will forever be a legend in the Raptors organization. pic.twitter.com/AeyJPaSwcW — theScore (@theScore) April 21, 2023 Part o ..read more

(Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)   Following months of speculation, the Toronto Raptors have officially agreed to part ways with Nick Nurse. Nurse led them to the NBA championship in 2019 and managed to keep the team competitive for the most part of his tenure, but there were rumblings of discontent within the locker room. Now, Ian Begley reports that the Raptors could target former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka as his replacement. Some members of the Raptors’ organization hold Ime Udoka in high regard, per @IanBegley pic.twitter.com/p00IqXSxeF — NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 2 ..read more