Nick Nurse faced a choice this past offseason after he and the Toronto Raptors parted ways.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers both fired their head coaches after disappointing playoff exits. Nurse had plenty of experience facing both teams in the playoffs in recent years, and each offered a megastar in his prime to build around.
Nurse wound up signing with the Sixers, and everything is hunky dory for the time being. They’re third in the East at 29-13 and sport top-five marks in offensive rating, defensive rating and net rating.