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The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a five-year deal with former Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The team had reportedly narrowed down its search between Casey and John Beillin of the University of Michigan last week. The latter pulled his name from consideration following a second interview, making this […]

The Detroit Pistons have circled back for second interviews with former Toronto Raptors boss Dwane Casey and University of Michigan head coach John Beilein, but the NBA pedigree might just give the former the edge as the frontrunner for the job. via Rod Beard of The Detroit News: “I’m getting more and more indications that […]

The Detroit Pistons are currently searching for their next head coach. Sources say that they are eyeing Dwane Casey and John Beilein. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pistons front office has already met with the two candidates: Detroit is interested in further conversations with former Toronto coach Dwane Casey and Michigan coach John […]

The Detroit Pistons are in the midst of a coaching search, one that has featured more than a handful of names despite recent jobs like the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, and Orlando Magic already being filled. On Thursday afternoon, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowksi reported that the Pistons are interviewing Dwane Casey for their […]

The case of the Raptors has to be the most unfortunate turn of events this season. From a team that held the best record in its conference, and arguably had the best roster in its history, Toronto sank to the absolute bottom in a span of just four postseason games. After being swept by LeBron […]

The Detroit Pistons have honed into former Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey in the search for their own coaching vacancy, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pistons recently hired Memphis Grizzlies executive Ed Stefanski as a senior adviser, which will make him responsible for overviewing the current front office and overseeing the process of […]

The Toronto Raptors had the best regular season in franchise history, and many believed this was finally the year that they found a way to get over the hump. In the end, it was an all too familiar ending with the Raptors getting bounced by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third year in a row. […]

Dwane Casey was announced as one of the three finalists for the NBA Coach of the Year Award. The Toronto Raptors, who recently parted ways with Casey, congratulated him and things got awkward real quick. Below is the tweet by the Raptors’ account: Congrats Coach! https://t.co/KG68c3Icu7 — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 17, 2018 Fans quickly […]

Since joining the Toronto Raptors in the 2011-12 NBA season, Dwane Casey led the lone Canadian team into the playoffs in five of his seven seasons as their head coach. In fact, just this past year, Casey coached the Raptors to their most wins in franchise history with a 59-23 slate and good for the […]

With the Toronto Raptors relieving Dwane Casey of his duties today, they will start a coaching search immediately, looking for a guy who can get them over the hump and to the promised land. According to David Aldridge of TNT, two of the guys they will look at for the next coaching job are already […]

Dwane Casey was just named Coach of the Year by the other NBA head coaches, and he led the Toronto Raptors to their best regular season in franchise history, but even that was not enough to save his job. “After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary step the franchise […]

The Toronto Raptors announced the firing of head coach Dwane Casey on Friday morning following seven seasons as their head coach. It was surprising, to say the least, to see the National Basketball Coaches Association’s pick for Coach of the Year relieved of his duties after coaching his Raptors to a franchise record 59 wins […]

Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri made the firing of seven-year head coach Dwane Casey official on Friday morning with a statement, but apparently, the writing was actually on the wall after Game 3 of their second round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. “After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary […]

A day after being named the Coach of the Year by the National Basketball Coaches Association, Dwane Casey was fired by the Toronto Raptors after securing a franchise record 59 wins, but getting swept in the second round. “After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary step the franchise must […]

With the Toronto Raptors firing Dwane Casey after the team failed to get by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third straight year, the coaching search will start immediately to find their next head coach. Toronto has fired coach Dwane Casey, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2018 With the roster that […]

The Toronto Raptors have decided to fire head coach Dwane Casey after getting swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs. Toronto has fired coach Dwane Casey, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2018 Casey led the Raptors to the top seed in the Eastern Conference this […]

The storyline about how the series would flow between the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers quickly flipped after the road team’s Game 1 victory. The Raptors were up big in Game 1 before the Cavaliers came storming back to steal a win. Near the end of regulation, the Raptors had countless attempts to hit […]

There are plenty of details for Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey to mull over throughout the summer as he tries to piece together exactly what happened to his team this postseason as it ended in disastrous results. Wednesday afternoon brought the coach’s exit interview. He answered questions from reporters and gave his thoughts about […]

The Toronto Raptors got swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs. No one thought that would happen. In fact, many thought this was Toronto’s year. But the Cavaliers and LeBron James seem to have something over the Raptors — the mental edge. This playoffs was the third in a row […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey has earned a unique honor from his peers. According to several reports, Casey has been selected as the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year for the 2017-18 season. Dwane Casey named recipient of the 2018 Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award. Official announcement: https://t.co/oABrLGcIb8#NBACoaches […]

Head coach Dwane Casey is now in the hot seat after his Toronto Raptors were swept out of the playoffs for a second straight season by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even after re-engineering a different offensive system to take the pressure away from his All-Star backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, both stars were flattened […]

Following a second consecutive sweep out of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Toronto Raptors could pull the trigger on what most thought would take place after last season — a coaching change. Head coach Dwane Casey talked with the Toronto brass last season and mutually agreed to make pivotal changes in his coaching approach, but […]

The Toronto Raptors were supposed to be a better team ahead of a playoffs rematch with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers this year, but nothing in their Eastern Conference Finals supported that type of expectation. Just like last year, the Raptors were mercilessly swept by Cleveland in the second round even though the Raptors […]

With the Toronto Raptors a loss away from another playoff exit at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwane Casey’s days as head coach of the team appear to be numbered. The Raptors ended the regular season as the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference but is having a difficult time winning games in […]

The Toronto Raptors find themselves in a familiarly-grim territory, down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series and now forced to battle for their playoff lives with an awful-steep mountain to climb against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Head coach Dwane Casey is aware of the importance of an upcoming Game 4, one which could potentially spell […]

For Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, his team’s misfortune against the Cleveland Cavaliers continued on Saturday night when they lost their ninth consecutive postseason game to the Cavs and now face a 3-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. DeMar DeRozan should take some of the blame, but more on that in a […]

Following Friday morning practice session in Toronto, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey spoke to members of the media with regards to what his team needs a bit more of. Now that they’re facing a 2-0 deficit in their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, coach Casey is calling for more “grit and toughness” […]

Things are not looking good right now for head coach Dwane Casey and his top-seeded Toronto Raptors. On Thursday night, the Raptors fell apart in the second half of Game 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers and were routed 128-110 at Air Canada Center to fall behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. DeMar DeRozan finished […]

The heavy minutes, the gargantuan workload, and the pressure to deliver in the playoffs all suggest that Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is one tired human being. Even LeBron himself is saying that he’s exhausted. Don’t tell that to Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, though, as he is not buying the idea that James […]

The Toronto Raptors had all the right circumstances lined up for a second consecutive Game 1 victory this postseason after a 16-year tough luck streak without winning one in the postseason. Yet as the game went on, it became more and more apparent that the team was about to squander that possibility, resulting in a […]

The Toronto Raptors will once again have to go through the Cleveland Cavaliers this postseason in hopes to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs have been the team’s kryptonite in the last two postseasons — taking them out in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016 and sweeping them out in the semifinals last season, […]

Head coach of the Toronto Raptors Dwane Casey should be named coach of the year according to Scott Brooks. As reported by Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN, the Washington Wizards coach feels Casey should win the award: Scott Brooks says he feels Dwane Casey should be Coach of the Year. — Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) April 28, […]

The New York Knicks made perhaps their most important move of the offseason, wasting no time and sacking Jeff Hornacek from his head coaching job, setting up a clean slate for a new regime in The Big Apple. The front office also fired assistant coach Kurt Rambis, who had worn players thin during the last […]

It’s hard to imagine that a NBA team with the best record in its conference is not considered the favorite to go to the Finals. Unfortunately, this is the reality for the Toronto Raptors. Even though they have secured the number one spot in the East for the first time in franchise history, their bid for […]

Among the likes of Lou Williams, Eric Gordon, and Jordan Clarkson, Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey had an oddball pick worthy of consideration for the Sixth Man of the Year award — Fred Van Vleet. The second-year Wichita State product has gone from last in the point guard depth chart to a vital component […]

The Toronto Raptors have finally made the splash their fans had been hoping they make, leading the Eastern Conference as a top seed by a wide margin. Yet there still remains some hesitation of their postseason chances after being bounced from the playoffs the last two years and failing to make a run at the […]

The Toronto Raptors have had an impressive season and currently have a five-game cushion over the Boston Celtics who sit in the second spot in the Eastern Conference. With that type of cushion, it has opened up the possibility for the Raptors to rest some players. Raptors are about to play their 9th (tonight in […]

What in the world happened down the stretch of the Toronto Raptors game against the Oklahoma City Thunder? Based on the absolute chaos at the end of the game with the officiating, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey had the perfect reaction to being thrown out in the final seconds of the game by referee Marc […]

When it comes to the Toronto Raptors (51-17) this season, they simply get the job done against teams that they are supposed to beat. As pointed out by Raptors beat reporter Josh Lewenberg of TSN, Toronto is an NBA-best 30-2 against teams that are currently below .500 and has not lost a single game at […]