THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — New Raptors coach Dwane Casey will bring in some new assistants and keep some members of the current staff for his first season in Toronto.
The team announced Wednesday that Johnny Davis and Tom Sterner have been added to Casey’s staff. They will join assistants Eric Hughes, Micah Nori and Scott Roth, who were retained from former coach Jay Triano’s staff.
"I am excited to announce the hiring of what I believe is a strong, well-balanced and experienced coaching staff," Casey said in a release. "We have a good mixture of former players, head coaching experience and on-court teachers who have a wealth of technical knowledge.
"Since we have such a young team I thought it was necessary to hire a group of coaches who can effectively mentor, communicate, motivate and teach on and off the floor."
Assistant coaches P.J. Carlesimo and Alex English were not retained. Carlesimo had one season left on his deal while English was not under contract for next season.
Casey was hired last month, a few weeks after Triano was given a consultant position with the organization after a disappointing 22-60 campaign.
Davis, an assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies last season, completed his 35th campaign in the NBA in 2010-’11. The two-time head coach has also been a player, assistant coach and front office executive.
Sterner has been an NBA assistant coach for 13 seasons, working for Dallas, Orlando and Golden State. He spent last season as an advance scout with Philadelphia.
Roth completed his first season with the Raptors after being named an assistant coach on Aug. 16. He has been a player, scout and coach overseas and in North America for over 25 years.
Nori concluded his second season as an assistant coach for the Raptors in 2010-’11 and his 14th overall with the organization. He also heads the advance scouting operations for the club.
Hughes joined the Raptors in 2007 and was promoted to assistant coach/basketball development in 2009. He will continue in that role under Casey.
