It’s well known Ujiri interviewed Mike Budenholzer, now coach of the Milwaukee team that’s put a 2-0 stranglehold on the Raptors in an Eastern final. Multiple NBA sources say that, as it became clear Casey would no longer be Toronto’s coach, Ujiri immediately gauged Rivers’ interest in the vacancy. To me it speaks tons about the guy.” The Toronto job was Rivers’ if he wanted it, sources say. Still, in the months before the deal that sent DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio in the swap that snagged Leonard, the Toronto job clearly wasn’t viewed the way it would be with Leonard aboard. But in turning the season into a test lab, there are costs, and it’s possible the Raptors are paying the bill against the Bucks.

Source: thestar May 19, 2019 01:30 UTC