Who else will follow Nurse out of Toronto this offseason?
So, what does that next era of Raptors basketball look like? And who will be around to celebrate it? According to Ujiri, if the Raptors are going to get anywhere near the levels of success that they had in their previous era — which included five-straight 50-win seasons and a championship — they are going to have to rediscover the spirit and energy of who they were when they were successful.
Of course, words like “spirit,” “excitement,” “togetherness,” and “culture” are all opaque and hard, if not impossible, to define. Fans who view the game from a more analytical perspective will want clear-cut solutions rather than vague words of affirmation, but Ujiri has always been one to prioritize the intangibles. After all, it was Ujiri who moved down in the 2022 NBA Draft, a 16-year NBA veteran who was brought in more to help mentor the young locker room than to play in important games.
After all, personnel changes are going to be made, because even if Nurse takes the brunt of the blame for this season’s shortcomings — and it's debatable if he should — the roster is half-baked, lacking in shooting, advantage creation, and guard depth, and Ujiri has acknowledged the roster deficiencies and taken responsibility for it himself.
The Raptors are always going to be a team that prioritizes player development above all else. And their new head coach will have to be someone who not only prioritizes development in the same way, but fosters growth by putting players in the right positions to succeed and gives them chances to make mistakes with a focus on the long-term.
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