The Toronto Raptors fired Nick Nurse more than one month ago, and they are the last team that still has a head coaching vacancy. Masai Ujiri is taking his time, even putting out as many smokescreens as possible when it comes to figuring out who is in the running.
Just when it looked like three finalists were emerging, as Marc Stein listed Jordi Fernandez, Sergio Scariolo, and Darko Rajakovic as the trio fighting for the final job, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star came in with a wild rumor that claimed Fernandez is actually no longer in consideration.