Dwane Casey led the Toronto Raptors into the playoffs consistently but could never defeat LeBron James. James migrated West, but Casey, despite winning coach of the year, didn’t get one more crack at a possible NBA Title run, instead being dismissed by the Raptors.
Tonight, he returns to a nation and franchise that embraced him but also discarded him when it was determined he wasn’t quite up to the task. Now he is the coach of the Detroit Pistons, a mediocre franchise, and he is facing his former team being led by his former top assistant, who seems to have not missed a beat.