Nick Nurse has been fired after five seasons as Raptors coach, with sources telling ESPN that Ime Udoka is expected to be a serious candidate to get the job.
Nick Nurse has been fired after five seasons as Toronto Raptors coach, the team announced Friday.
Former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is expected to be a serious candidate to replace Nurse, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The move comes after Raptors president Masai Ujiri and Nurse met several times since their season ended to discuss how they might move forward together. Nurse had one year and more than $8 million left on his contract, sources said.
“The decision to make a change like this is never arrived at easily or taken lightly, especially when it comes to a person who has been an integral part of this franchise’s most historic accomplishments, and who has been a steady leader through some of our team’s most challenging times,” Ujiri said in a statement.
