Report: Raptors to interview son of coaching legend

The Toronto Raptors may be going second-generation as they look for a new head coach to replace Nick Nurse.

Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Sunday that the Raptors will be interviewing current Denver Nuggets assistant David Adelman for their open head-coaching position in the week to come. Adelman has spent the last six seasons in Denver and is described by Charania as “a rising assistant.”

Adelman, 41, joined Nuggets head coach Michael Malone’s staff in 2017. Since then, the team has earned three division titles and a 2020 conference finals berth. He is the son of Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Rick Adelman, who led the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves over a two-and-a-half decade career on the NBA sideline.

The Raptors will likely take their time in finding the right candidate (though they already missed out on a high-profile one). Adelman has a strong body of work at a young age and should make for a compelling option.