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Just FYI: Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren interviewed to be Pacers head coach

Despite his non-descript Lego Man-like appearance, Raptors assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren is spending his off-season trying to stand out. Thanks to the dutiful radio work of Frank Isola, we now know that Bjorkgren has put his name up for consideration for the vacant Indiana Pacers head coaching position. And in the words of Raptors head coach Nick Nurse, he’s been deemed a “finalist” for the job.

Here’s the actual audio:

There’s not much more to report here, per se. Owing to their recent championship run and the overachieving season they just had, it’s obvious the Raptors entire coaching staff (save Nurse himself, who just re-upped his deal with Toronto) is now in demand.