Toronto Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo is denying a report that suggests he tried to fire head coach Dwane Casey in the middle of the season.
On April 17, Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons wrote that “insiders” had informed him that Colangelo had been looking to let Casey go, but he had been denied the right to do so.
Later in the day, Simmons wrote that Colangelo sent him a text which read, “Your speculation about me trying to fire DC this year is absolutely false. Your ‘insiders’ are not accurate.”
The future of the Raptors remains up in the air as we enter the off-season.
Casey has one year remaining on his current contract while the Raptors have yet to announce a decision on whether they will pick up the option year on Colangelo’s contract.
Tom Anselmi, president and chief operating officer of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, told Simmons that the board will soon decide on Colangelo’s future and that either he or Colangelo’s successor will then have final say on Casey.
The dominoes are not expected to fall with the Raptors at any point soon as no board meetings are currently scheduled.