The Nick Nurse era on the Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers, who were eliminated in the American Basketball League (NBA) Eastern Conference play-off semifinals, signed American coach Nick Nurse, 55, for the head coaching job he vacated. vacant Doc Rivers.

Nurse, who worked as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors from 2013-2018, was later appointed head coach. The Raptors had their first championship in their history with Nurse in the 2018-2019 season. Nurse, who has been coaching the Canadian Men’s National Team since June 2019, was selected as the NBA Head Coach of the Year for the 2019-2020 season.

National basketball player Furkan Korkmaz also played for the 76ers, finishing the regular season ranked third in the NBA with 54 wins and 28 losses. By beating the Brooklyn Nets 4-0 in the first round of the Eastern Conference play-offs, the 76ers said goodbye to Rivers, who had led the team for three seasons, after being eliminated by the Boston Celtics 4-3. in the semifinals. (AA)