It turned into an honour-filled Monday for the Toronto Raptors organization.
Head coach Nick Nurse was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference coach of the month for October-November, Kawhi Leonard was the East’s player of the week and Chris Boucher was the G League’s player of the week.
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Nurse, in his first full-time stint as an NBA coach, led Toronto to a franchise-best 20-4 start including eight wins in a row heading into Monday’s game with the Denver Nuggets.