The two started working on how to improve the day after the Raptors were eliminated from the playoffs.
There was never any real doubt in Masai Ujiri’s mind that Dwane Casey was the man to coach the Toronto Raptors now and into the future, but in the immediate aftermath of an unprecedented yet unfulfilling run through the NBA playoffs, it became even more crystal clear.
The two men sat in an office the day after the Raptors were eliminated from the Eastern Conference final by the Cleveland Cavaliers and the mood was far more sombre than celebratory.