Raptors fired head coach Darko Rajaković

• Raptors fired head coach Darko Rajaković after the team’s results in the playoffs.
• According to the season results, the Raptors finished with a 46-36 record and advanced to the playoffs after winning 2022 Game 7 against Cleveland.
• It is also believed that the decision was influenced by the fact that Kawhi Leonard, who played for the Raptors, had left the team after the season.

Toronto Raptors fired head coach Darko Rajaković. The club made the decision on Thursday.

The team also stated that they fired the head coach despite the fact that Raptors had reached the new season with the same roster after the general manager Bobby Webster.

Rajaković coached the Raptors after Nick Nurse in the 2023 season, when the team’s president Masai Ujiri announced the decision. In addition, during the season the team won the first round, and at the moment the team was eliminated in the first round, which the club called a failure.

Raptors have already started discussing the future of the team with Bobby Webster, saying that the team’s performance under Rajaković was affected by injuries and the absence of key players. The team also added that the club’s management had to make a decision to move forward and win the NBA Championship.

According to the season results, the Raptors finished 46th with a 46-point record in the regular season and advanced to the playoffs after winning 2022 Game 7 against Cleveland. It is also reported that the team’s record under Rajaković was 30 or fewer wins in their season.

The team also noted that the Raptors might have been able to break the contract of the team’s coach due to the presence of Kawhi Leonard. For example, it is reported that Leonard left the Raptors in 2019, and that he won the NBA Championship with another team. AP also reported that Leonard won an NBA championship in Toronto, while the Raptors won their first championship title.

According to AP, Rajaković’s Raptors went 101-105 over three seasons, which the material says is the worst start in the history of the franchise in the NBA, with a record of 101-145. The material also adds that since 2026 the team’s record may be worse than in the playoffs.

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