16. Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors
Dwane Casey often gets overlooked. And when he’s not getting overlooked, he doesn’t get nearly enough credit for the Toronto Raptors’ success. After making a run to the Eastern Conference Finals, enough is enough.
Casey is a good coach. Even though he’s taken advantage of a mostly stacked roster, headlined by DeMar DeRozan Kyle Lowry. Still, with how beat up and how poor the team performed in the postseason, it wasn’t a mere fluke that the Raptors found themselves in the Conference Finals.
Whether you want to believe it or not, Casey had a role in the team succeeding in the playoffs. Though, it’s going to be interesting to see what Casey and the Raptors do as an encore. Part of being a good coach is continuing to take steps forward. That’s the next goal.
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