Who is Nick Nurse? All you need to know about Philadelphia 76ers’ head coach

Nick Nurse’s NBA coaching experience

Nurse began his NBA coaching journey as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors during the 2013-14 NBA season.

He spent five seasons in Toronto in the same capacity before finally earning a promotion to the team’s head coach ahead of the 2018-19 season.

The move turned out to be a masterstroke on the Raptors front office’s part as Nurse led the team to their first-ever NBA Championship during his rookie year.

Nurse also won the NBA’s Coach of the Year for his phenomenal debut season as the Raptors’ head coach. But Nurse’s journey came to an end in 2023 after leading the Raptors to a 227-163 record over five seasons.

However, before the start of the new season, Nurse landed the 76ers’ head coaching job. In his first season, the 76ers went 47-35 during the regular season, only to suffer a 4-2 defeat in the opening round of the postseason.

Nick Nurse and the Philadelphia 76ers will hope to forget the 2024-25 season

From the 2017-18 to 2023-24 seasons, the 76ers never missed the postseason, but they also never crossed the second-round hurdle in the Eastern Conference.

However, that streak was shattered during the 2024-25 season as Philly finished the campaign with an underwhelming 24-58 record.

Ahead of the upcoming season, Nurse will have to ensure that his team enters the campaign with high morale.

It will also be interesting to see how Nurse uses VJ Edgecombe, the third overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, along with the trio of Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey.