Almost 24 hours after picking up his 200th win as the Toronto Raptors’ head coach, Dwane Casey was asked if he remembered win No. 1.
Casey smiled, and sounded relieved as he described what feels like the distant past.
“Andrea Bargnani was the star player,” he said. “I remember all of those guys, every one of them. I remember when we were 30th in the NBA in defence and everyone was crying about the offence. Now we’re top five and everyone’s crying about the defence. I remember all of it.”
Win No. 201 was another reminder of how far Casey’s squad has come.