The Philadelphia 76ers have hired Nick Nurse to be their next head coach, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because the team had not announced the move.
Nurse will replace Doc Rivers, who was fired after he led the 76ers to their second straight 50-win season behind NBA MVP Joel Embiid but again failed to lead them to the Eastern Conference Finals. Nurse went 227-163 in his five seasons as coach in Toronto, where his .582 winning percentage ranks as the best of any coach in Raptors history. He also spent five years as an assistant to former Raptors coach Dwane Casey before taking over the top job.
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