Masai Ujiri put himself and the Toronto Raptors in a big hole when he fired Dwane Casey. In an off-season already sure to be challenging, there’s an urgent need to recruit and hire a new head coach.
To my way of thinking, Masai needs to expand the candidate list, to get beyond the list of experienced (which means “previously fired”) coaches and consider a rookie. So many commentators seem to think the coaching decision is all but finalized, and expect Mike Budenholzer will be announced shortly.
I hope Masai takes a little more time with the search, so that eager kids like Becky Hammon and Jerry Stackhouse are offered serious consideration.