Huge news for team Canada: Nick Nurse out as head coach, Jordi Fernandez in. Not really surprising that Nurse wasn't interested in sticking with the program after leaving the Raptors, especially with getting acclimatized to a new NBA team this summer... that was going to have to be where his piorities are.
What is surprising is getting a head coach as good as Fernandez, who's both familar to NBA players based on his great reputation as an assistant coach with the Nuggets and Kings, but also an excellent international coach, formerly Scariolo's second-in-command on the Spanish national team. I wouldn't necessarily say that Nurse to Fernandez is an upgrade... but it's far less of a downgrade than losing Nurse would normally be.
Last edited by octothorp; 06-28-2023 at 09:08 AM.
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