Toronto Raptors are considering an NBA first by appointing a female head coach following the sacking of Nick Nurse earlier this month.
Nurse led the Raptors to their first and only NBA title in 2019 after being promoted from assistant coach to head coach the previous year. But after three underwhelming seasons that culminated in an elimination game home defeat in the play-in tournament this season, the 55-year-old was dismissed.
According to ESPN, Raptors’ search for a new head coach is expected 'to be broad in scope'. And the franchise have been granted permission to speak to Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon, who led her team to the WNBA Championship in 2022 before she was voted the league’s coach of the year.
