After a disappointing playoffs, it’s sometimes easy to forget that this Toronto Raptors season was the most successful in franchise history. Coach Dwane Casey, along with his staff, improved a 51-win team, that’s roster remained largely the same, to a franchise record 59-wins and the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.
This Monday, Casey was awarded the NBA Coach of the Year for his accomplishments with the Toronto Raptors last season. Many considered it a piece of delicious irony, validation that Casey’s firing was in-fact unjust.
However, despite Casey’s well deserved hardware for his work last season, Team President Masai Ujiri’s decision to part ways with Casey should not be viewed any differently than it was a month-and-a-half ago.