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The Toronto Raptors registered a level of interest in Barcelona coach Sarūnas Jasikevicius.

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FC Barcelona head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius is once again on the Toronto Raptors' radar.

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Marc Stein reports that the Raptors have registered a level of interest in the 47-year-old Lithuanian coach.

Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri met Jasikevicius 4 years ago, but at the time, the Canadian team decided to hire Nick Nurse eventually.

Nurse left the Raptors after the 2022-23 season, and Toronto is on the hunt for a new head coach once again.

Raptors executives met with Virtus Segafredo Bologna head coach Sergio Scariolo who was named among the main candidates to take over the Canadian team. Steve Nash is also being considered, according to multiple reports.

Raptors were also considering Monty Williams, but he decided to sign with the Detroit Pistons after agreeing to the largest deal in history.

Jasikevicius has been the head coach of Barcelona since 2020, with his contract expiring at the end of the 2022-23 season.

Jasikevicius guided Barcelona to three EuroLeague Final Fours in a row. He also won two Spanish King Cups and became the Spanish ACB League champion once.

At the moment, Barca lead the best-of-three series against Valencia in the Spanish ACB quarterfinals.

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