The elevation of Nick Nurse to the position of Toronto Raptors head coach is complete. Team President Masai Ujiri has made his second selection since rejoining the front office in 2013.
Yes, his second choice. Dwane Casey was already the team’s coach when Masai succeeded Bryan Colangelo in the top job. Most new brooms would sweep out any vestiges of the ancien regime, but Masai showed for the first time his preference for continuity. He saw no compelling reason to terminate the coach, and didn’t.
Doing nothing is also a decision.
TORONTO, ON – NOVEMBER 12: Lucas Nogueira #92 of the Toronto Raptors as he talks to assistant coach Nick Nurse during a break in the action during NBA game action against the New York Knicks at Air Canada Centre on November 12, 2016 in Toronto, Canada.