Gone is the clean-shaven face and business suit look from his first-ever presser as head coach of the Raptors. Nick Nurse rocks a goatee and coach’s uniform nowadays, but while plenty has changed around him, little else has changed about him.
Nurse has gone from Toronto to Tampa and back again, his coaching staff has undergone significant changes, as has his roster, which has turned over from champion to fresh-faced in just a couple seasons and ready to write a new chapter in this franchise’s history. He still expects his team to play hard, expects that he and his staff will put his players in position to succeed, and together, they expect to win.