On Sunday during the Toronto Raptors’ game against the Philadelphia 76ers, one piece of news sort of outshined the actual game. Michael Grange of Sportsnet broke the news that the Raptors had picked up their option on Darko Rajakovic’s contract. Similar to player contracts in the NBA, coaches contracts can have team options where the franchise can decide whether or not they would like to extend a coach’s contract. With this, Rajakovic is now contracted through the 2026-2027 season.
This is a vote of confidence from the Toronto Raptors of their first time head coach who has lead this team through their rebuild.