The Raptors are about to add one of the most intriguing assistant coaches in franchise history.
Fabulous Flournoy, a Brooklyn-raised icon of the British Basketball League, is going to join coach Nick Nurse’s staff for the coming season.
The British basketball website mvp247.com first reported the hiring, confirmed by several NBA sources.
NBA sources also say the Raptors have hired Mark Tyndale, a 33-year-old from Philadelphia who played last season for the G League’s Memphis Hustle.
While details of Flournoy’s and Tyndale’s titles and job descriptions were still being worked out, they are being hired to replace Phil Handy and Jeremy Castleberry, members of Nurse’s player development staff who left after last season.