The Toronto Raptors' season has come to an end, and the next step appears to be locking up head coach Dwane Casey to an extension.
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Raptors and Casey to Talk Extension
Friday, May 27
After leading the Raptors to their best season in franchise history, Casey is expected to have contract extension talks with the team, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein.
In 2015-16, Casey coached the Raptors to a franchise-best 56 regular-season wins and their first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated Toronto with a 113-87 win in Game 6 on Friday.
Casey, who was an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks during their 2010-11 championship-winning campaign, is 210-184 in five seasons as the head coach in Toronto.
Stein noted the process toward agreeing on a new contract for Casey should be similar to that of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts, who led his team to the second round of the NBA playoffs this year.
Casey has one year remaining on the three-year extension he signed in May 2014 and is slated to make $3.75 million nex ...
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