On Wednesday, upon his return to Toronto, Dwane Casey was greeted with a standing ovation and a tribute video. Raptor fans showed Casey that he still holds a special place in their hearts. Dwane Casey, the 2017-18 NBA Coach of the Year, led the Raptors to a 59-23 record and the top spot in the [...]
November 15, 2018
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The speculation factory wasted little time putting Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey on the hot seat. His name, in fact, was thrown onto the hypothetical chopping block before his team even submitted to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4. According to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, certain executives around the league believe Toronto will move [...]
Watch out, Kyle Lowry. DeMar DeRozan is coming for your job. Not really, of course. But the Toronto Raptors do have plans to slot DeRozan at point guard more in 2017-18. As head coach Dwane Casey told The Andrew Walker Show on Sportsnet 590 The FAN (via Sportsnet) “We got to have a better mentality of [...]
July 21, 2017
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First Dwane Casey. Then DeMar DeRozan. And then Bismack Biyombo. Okay, we’re not sure about the other two, even though the Toronto Raptors are expected to retain DeRozan (player option) once he enters free agency. But they don’t need to worry about losing head coach Dwane Casey anytime soon. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/737826987675246592] [...]
Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey and Draymond Green would probably get along really well. Neither of them likes to sugarcoat anything. True to form, Casey didn’t sugarcoat the performance of his team during its 116-78 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, per the New York Times‘ Scott Cacciola: [...]
Raptors Head Coach Dwane Casey was firmly placed on the hot seat the second the Raptors lost Game 1 of their first round series against the Indiana Pacers at home. The Raptors had dealt with playoff letdowns the previous two seasons and looked to potentially be headed down that path again, not being able to [...]
May 25, 2016
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The Toronto Raptors continue their streak of good decisions. Trading Rudy Gay sparked a movement, a playoff berth, a shift in culture. General manager Masai Ujiri and friends have been making awesome decisions—not trading Kyle Lowry, for instance—ever since. According to The Toronto Star‘s Doug Smith, they don’t plan to buck that trend anytime soon, [...]
When the Toronto Raptors dealt for Kyle Lowry, Jose Calderon was deemed expendable. Now, however, it’s Lowry who may prove to be the odd man out. According to Dough Smith of the Toronto Star, upon his return from yet another injury, Lowry will be coming off the bench in favor of Calderon: Injured Raptors point [...]
December 27, 2012
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