Dwane Casey sacked as Raptors coach

Dwane Casey sacked as Raptors coach after after the team was swept in the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second straight season.

The move comes two days after Casey was honored as coach of the year by the National Basketball Coaches Association.

Toronto President Masai Ujiri on Friday said the move was a “very difficult but necessary step”

“As a team, we are constantly trying to grow and improve in order to get to the next level,” Ujiri said in the statement released by the team.

Ujiri thanked Casey for what he has done for the organization, saying Casey was “instrumental in creating the identity and culture of who we are as a team.”

The move comes two days after Casey was honored as coach of the year by the National Basketball Coaches Association.