When Nick Nurse was abruptly fired by the Toronto Raptors, part of him knew in the back of his mind that he would not be waiting very long to find gainful employment in the NBA. The Philadelphia 76ers, fed up with Doc Rivers’ postseason failings, decided to give Nurse a shot.
With an MVP center in Joel Embiid, one of the more automatic double-doubles in the league in James Harden, and an ascending star guard in Tyrese Maxey at his disposal, a coach with a championship ring like Nurse might be the perfect guy to help take this team to new heights.