Toronto, ON (Sports Network) – Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri announced Wednesday that Dwane Casey will remain the team’s head coach for the upcoming 2013-14 season.<\/p>\n
The future of Casey, who recently completed his second season with the organization, had been uncertain due to the 56-year-old entering the final year of his contract and the recent hiring of Ujiri, previously the GM of the Denver Nuggets, to run the club’s front office.<\/p>\n
Casey guided the Raptors to a 34-48 record in 2012-13, a slight improvement over the 23-43 mark Toronto posted during his first season at the helm. The team did show signs of progress during the second half, however, in part due to the acquisition of high-scoring forward Rudy Gay on January 30. The Raptors went 18-18 following the trade and closed out the campaign on a five-game winning streak.<\/p>\n
“I’m excited about moving forward and growing this team with Coach Casey,” said Ujiri in a statement.<\/p>\n
Including a 1 1\/2-year stint with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2005-07, Casey has compiled a 110-160 overall mark as a head coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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