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Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is happy to be in an ideal situation with one of the best organizations in basketball this year. Nurse was hired in back in June, after the the team decided to part ways with Dwane Casey. Casey led the the Raptors to a 59-23 record, earning them the best […]

The hopes of the Toronto Raptors could hinge on the relationship between Kawhi Leonard and Nick Nurse. Leonard is an intimidating figure, and Nurse knows that if the organization has any chance of retaining the All-Star for the long haul, the coach will have to develop a bond with the mercurial star. According to Eric […]

For years, the Toronto Raptors were constrained by equal parts flawed talent and the presence of LeBron James. Though it’d be unfair to blame former head coach Dwane Casey, he was the one who paid the price. With James gone and an upgraded roster, the Raptors opted for a proactive approach. In many ways, the […]

NBA players are always looking for an edge on their competition any way they can and Toronto Raptors head coach, Nick Nurse’s nephew, David Nurse is at the forefront of the leading technology. David Nurse is looking to change the way players train and help guys take their game to the next level. Figuring out […]

The Toronto Raptors completely flipped the script despite finishing first in the Eastern Conference last season. Franchise player, DeMar DeRozan was traded to the Spurs and Dwane Casey is gone, despite winning Coach of the Year honors. Nick Nurse steps in for Casey and DeRozan is replaced by Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. Nurse is […]

Having a team’s head coach and its superstar on the same page is always a big key to success. At least in that area, the Toronto Raptors seem to have nothing to worry about. Next season, the Raptors will have a new pair of head coach-superstar combo as Nick Nurse and Kawhi Leonard have now […]

This is LeBron James’ fault. Last May, the Toronto Raptors suffered a 4-0 sweep in back-to-back seasons at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers after a historic playoff series by the four-time Most Valuable Player. That ultimately led to the firing of coach Dwane Casey who ironically won Coach of the Year honors at the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are finally done with Kawhi Leonard. The drama that his injury issue brought last season was more than the Spurs franchise bargained for. Now, San Antonio is headed in a different direction with a new All-Star player on its roster. According to a recent report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Leonard and […]

The Toronto Raptors are signing last years G-League MVP Lorenzo Brown to one year fully guaranteed contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. Guard Lorenzo Brown is finalizing a one-year deal with the Raptors, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. Brown was on a two-way contract with Toronto last season and won G League MVP […]

New Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse expects far more from DeMar DeRozan on the defensive end of the floor next season. How do we know this? He literally said as much. From the Toronto Sun: “I wouldn’t make the comments if I thought he was shying away from it,” Nick Nurse said. “We sat […]

Nick Nurse, the newly-minted head coach of the Toronto Raptors, reflected on what LeBron James’ move to the Los Angeles Lakers in the West means for the East. As reported by John Chick of The Score, Nurse admitted that he wasn’t surprised by James’ decision to go to the Lakers. Months prior to the big […]

The Toronto Raptors will name assistant coach Nick Nurse as their new head coach, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Toronto Raptors are hiring assistant Nick Nurse as the franchise’s new head coach, league sources tell ESPN. Sides are working through details of contract now. The Raptors were one of the last teams to join the […]

Just days after being named Coach of the Year by his peers, Dwane Casey was relieved of his duties with the Toronto Raptors. Now, with the offseason on their horizon, the Raptors are reportedly targeting a few qualified replacements for the position, including Nick Nurse, Rex Kalamian and Jerry Stackhouse. “I get the sense that […]