Nurse, who guided the Raptors to their one and only NBA title in 2019 and was appointed NBA coach of the year in 2020, spent five years as head coach after serving a further five as an assistant.
The 55-year-old went 227-163 in his five seasons in charge of his role, with his .582 winning percentage ranking as the best of any coach in franchise history, although leaves after a third successive disappointing campaign.
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The Raptors missed the playoffs in 2021 – when they were forced to play home games in Florida because of Covid-19 travel restrictions getting in and out Canada – and were beaten in the first round last year, before losing an elimination game at home to the Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament this season.
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