As expected, it didn’t take long for NBA teams to start sending job offers to former Toronto Raptors’ coach Dwane Casey. It was reported by ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski that Casey has emerged as the top target for the head coaching job with Detroit Pistons, who are looking to replace recently fired Stan Van Gundy.

Dwane Casey spent seven years with the Toronto Raptors and led the team to top seed in the Eastern Conference, with a franchise record of 59 wins. Still, that didn’t help Casey to save his job since the Raptors got swept by the Cleveland Cavalier in the semi-finals of Eastern Conference playoffs.

Besides hiring a head coach, Detroit Pistons are also looking to reshape most of their front office after a disappointing end of the 2017-18 season in which they narrowly missed the playoffs. This is why the team has recently hired former Memphis Grizzlies executive Ed Stefanski as a senior advisor. Stefanski will evaluate Piston’s current front office and overlook the process of hiring a general manager and coach.

“I’m going to Detroit to meet with all the employees, and I am going to listen to all their thoughts and visions,” – Stefanski told ESPN following the announcement. “And then I am going to give advice to our owner, Tom Gores, on how we are going to structure things going forward. The big thing right now, though, is that we need a head coach and a GM. Those will be two items that we will probably do simultaneously.“

With Stefanski, Pistons will have a slight advantage in hiring Dwane Casey, since he was part of the Toronto Raptors front office who hired Casey back in 2011.

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Toronto Raptors announced on Friday that they have fired their head coach Dwane Casey. This decision came after an early playoff exit handed to them by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Casey had one year left on his $6.5 million worth contract.

The Toronto Raptors organization has announced they have parted ways with head coach Dwane Casey.

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“After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary step the franchise must take,” – said Raptors president Masai Ujiri in a statement. “As a team, we are constantly trying to grow and improve in order to get to the next level. We celebrate everything Dwane has done for the organization, we thank him, and we wish him nothing but the best in the future. He was instrumental in creating the identity and culture of who we are as a team, and we are so proud of that.“

Dwane Casey left the Toronto Raptors as the most successful coach in franchise’s history. He took over the Raptors in 2011 and improved the team’s record in six of the seven seasons. He also led them to the playoffs in each of the last five seasons.

The 2017-18 regular season was particularly successful for Dwane Casey since he coached the Raptors to number one seed in the Eastern Conference and 59 wins, which represent the franchise’s record. Still, Casey couldn’t translate regular season success to the playoffs, being eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the past three seasons.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Toronto Raptors are considering former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, Raptors assistant Nick Nurse and G League coach Jerry Stackhouse for the vacant head coach position.

Dwane Casey, on the other side, has immediately become a favorite for number of head coaching jobs in the NBA including Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks.

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As expected, it didn’t take long for NBA teams to start sending job offers to former Toronto Raptors’ coach Dwane Casey. It was reported by ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski that Casey has emerged as the top target for the head coaching job with Detroit Pistons, who are looking to replace recently fired Stan Van Gundy.

Dwane Casey spent seven years with the Toronto Raptors and led the team to top seed in the Eastern Conference, with a franchise record of 59 wins. Still, that didn’t help Casey to save his job since the Raptors got swept by the Cleveland Cavalier in the semi-finals of Eastern Conference playoffs.

Besides hiring a head coach, Detroit Pistons are also looking to reshape most of their front office after a disappointing end of the 2017-18 season in which they narrowly missed the playoffs. This is why the team has recently hired former Memphis Grizzlies executive Ed Stefanski as a senior advisor. Stefanski will evaluate Piston’s current front office and overlook the process of hiring a general manager and coach.

“I’m going to Detroit to meet with all the employees, and I am going to listen to all their thoughts and visions,” – Stefanski told ESPN following the announcement. “And then I am going to give advice to our owner, Tom Gores, on how we are going to structure things going forward. The big thing right now, though, is that we need a head coach and a GM. Those will be two items that we will probably do simultaneously.“

With Stefanski, Pistons will have a slight advantage in hiring Dwane Casey, since he was part of the Toronto Raptors front office who hired Casey back in 2011.

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Toronto Raptors announced on Friday that they have fired their head coach Dwane Casey. This decision came after an early playoff exit handed to them by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Casey had one year left on his $6.5 million worth contract.

The Toronto Raptors organization has announced they have parted ways with head coach Dwane Casey.

More: https://t.co/esTdL383Ze

Masai Ujiri press conference live NOW via Raptors mobile app. pic.twitter.com/FEqnZEhZU0

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 11, 2018

“After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary step the franchise must take,” – said Raptors president Masai Ujiri in a statement. “As a team, we are constantly trying to grow and improve in order to get to the next level. We celebrate everything Dwane has done for the organization, we thank him, and we wish him nothing but the best in the future. He was instrumental in creating the identity and culture of who we are as a team, and we are so proud of that.“

Dwane Casey left the Toronto Raptors as the most successful coach in franchise’s history. He took over the Raptors in 2011 and improved the team’s record in six of the seven seasons. He also led them to the playoffs in each of the last five seasons.

The 2017-18 regular season was particularly successful for Dwane Casey since he coached the Raptors to number one seed in the Eastern Conference and 59 wins, which represent the franchise’s record. Still, Casey couldn’t translate regular season success to the playoffs, being eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the past three seasons.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Toronto Raptors are considering former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, Raptors assistant Nick Nurse and G League coach Jerry Stackhouse for the vacant head coach position.

Dwane Casey, on the other side, has immediately become a favorite for number of head coaching jobs in the NBA including Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks.

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