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’ new head coach:
Born: February 22, 1979.
Start in coaching: Rajakovic began his career as a teenager in 1996 and coached two different youth teams over 11 years in his native Serbia. He then served as head coach of Espacio Torrelodones in Spain from 2009-2012. He also spent some years as a Europe-based scout for the San Antonio Spurs.
G League: Rajakovic was hired as head coach of the NBA G League’s (then known as D-League) Tulsa 66ers — the Oklahoma City Thunder’s affiliate team — in 2012.