The Toronto Raptors believed that the Nick Nurse era had run its course after a disappointing season in 2022-23, as they won just 41 games and missed the playoffs one season after they won 48 games and gave the Philadelphia 76ers everything they could handle in their postseason series.
Nurse did not wait long to find his next job, however. After pulling himself out of the race to become the next head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, Nurse found himself landing one of the premier jobs in the NBA after the 76ers parted ways with fellow champion Doc Rivers.