The Toronto Raptors initial sets of interviews were very safe, obvious selections. Nick Nurse, Rex Kalamian, and Jerry Stackhouse all received interviews for external NBA head coaching jobs; it only made sense they would receive an in-house look.
Meanwhile, external candidates Mike Budenholzer, as well as Spurs’ assistants Ettore Messina and Ime Udoka, have been heavily rumored for multiple NBA positions.
Toronto’s next interview, Lithuanian head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius, however, is more of an outside-the-box candidate. Unless you are an NBA die-hard ( I mean really die-hard), follow international hoops, or have a LaMelo Ball obsession, it’s unlikely you’ve heard of Jasikevicius.