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Raptors expected to reveal Casey’s successor this week

The Star | June 12, 2018

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It’s been more than a month since the Toronto Raptors fired Dwane Casey as their head coach.

And while Monday saw Casey land his next gig, agreeing to a five-year deal to coach the Detroit Pistons, Raptors president Masai Ujiri was still taking his time in the presumable lead-up to announcing Casey’s successor.

Assistant Nick Nurse, right, is reportedly on the two-man short list of candidates to replace Dwane Casey, centre, as head coach of the Raptors, with assistant Rex Kalamian on board.
Assistant Nick Nurse, right, is reportedly on the two-man short list of candidates to replace Dwane Casey, centre, as head coach of the Raptors, with assistant Rex Kalamian on board.

Remember how a choked-up Ujiri characterized Casey’s axing as “the hardest thing” he’d ever done in his life?

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