TORONTO (AP) – Darko Rajakovic has been in a good mood ever since the Toronto Raptors made him the 10th head coach in franchise history. “The last three days I’ve had a smile on my face so much my jaw is starting to hurt,” Rajakovic joked on Tuesday at an outdoor news conference. Rajakovic, 44, […]
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Darko Rajakovic has been in a good mood ever since the Toronto Raptors made him the 10th head coach in franchise history. Rajakovic, 44, replaces Nick Nurse, who was fired on April 21 after Toronto went 41-41 and lost in the opening round of the play-in tournament. “We’re really, really excited for this day,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said, seated alongside Rajakovic on a stage set up outside the team’s downtown arena.