Nick Nurse got the Toronto Raptors to their first ever NBA Finals appearance. The Raptors beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night. Already a budding Legend in Canada, it appears that Nurse is going to increase his sway in Ontario.
According to multiple reports, Nurse will become the head coach of the Canadian men’s national basketball team. He will also hold executive duties for that organization.
And the kicker? Nurse will also apparently have more involvement and interaction with Drake’s brand OVO.
Via Twitter:
Confirming reports by @Ewingsports and @PeteYannopoulos on Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and the @CanBball senior men's national team position, will also include increased involvement with Drake's brand OVO: pic.twitter.com/vRMgehyy0R
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) May 26, 2019
If the deal comes to fruition, as @PeteYannopoulos reported, Nurse will coach the Canadian national team in addition to his Raptors duties in a manner similar to Team USA coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 26, 2019
Everything is coming up roses for Nurse. If he can eat some tape and figure out a way to slow down the Warriors the way he did with Antetokounmpo, he might just be able to give the two-time defending champions a run for their money.