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Former Celtics coach Ime Udoka is expected to be a serious candidate to replace Nick Nurse in Toronto.

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Nick Nurse is out as the Toronto Raptors head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

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Former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is expected to be a serious candidate to replace Nurse, per the same report.

Wojnarowski adds that Nurse will immediately become a prominent candidate in the Houston Rockets' coaching search.

Nurse, 55, was named the ninth head coach in Raptors history on June 14, 2018, and has guided the organization to a 227-163 regular-season record over the course of the last five seasons and led Toronto to the franchise's first NBA Championship in 2019.

He was named the 2019-20 NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Raptors to a 53-19 regular season franchise-best 73.6% winning percentage.

Nurse had one year and $8M-plus left on his deal.

He is the head coach of the Canadian national team.

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