Raptors’ search to replace coach Nick Nurse reportedly includes Becky Hammon

A week into reaching a decision that could chart the course of the Raptors franchise for the next half-decade, the team’s upper management is, logically, casting a wide net.

The search for a coach to replace the dismissed Nick Nurse now reportedly includes an interview with an intriguing candidate who could make NBA history.

According to various reports, the Raptors will interview Becky Hammon, a respected long-time NBA assistant who went on to lead the Las Vegas Aces to the 2022 WNBA championship in her first year as head coach.

Hammon, of course, is just one of many candidates and having been through the NBA interview process in the past, and with a proven track record, it should come as…