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Report: Raptors to promote assistant Nick Nurse to head coach

TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 16: The Toronto Raptors logo decal at center court before the game against the Indiana Pacers in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on April 16, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

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TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 16: The Toronto Raptors logo decal at center court before the game against the Indiana Pacers in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on April 16, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
By Juliakate E Culpepper
June 12, 2018

The Toronto Raptors are planning to hire assistant coach Nick Nurse as the team’s new head coach, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday.

Nurse, 50, joined the Raptors staff in 2013 as an assistant after coaching 12 seasons in Europe.

Wojnarowksi reported contract negotiations between Nurse and the Raptors are ongoing.

Nurse will be replacing Dwane Casey who was fired by the Raptors after seven seasons in May after leading the team to five-straight playoff appearances and the best record in the Eastern Conference last season.

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