NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 10: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Head coach Nate Bjorkgren of the Indiana Pacers (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors have been pretty good with regards to getting some of their top assistants jobs as an NBA coach, but that doesn’t always mean that the assistants will take that opportunity and run with it. Nate Bjorkgren, one of the most qualified assistants Nick Nurse pumped out, fell on his face with the Indiana Pacers.
While fired head coach Nate McMillan has the Hawks making a deep run into the postseason, Bjorkgren oversaw a sharp regression in Indiana.