Philadelphia 76ers Pick Nick Nurse As Next HC

We’ll spare you another “Doc to Nurse” pun. The Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly agreed to hire former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse as HC, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Known as a premier X’s and O’s coach with an attitude, Nurse is the type of hire that could jumpstart the latent Sixers roster, led by reigning MVP Joel Embiid and James Harden. Previous Sixers HC Doc Rivers let this championship roster down with a disappointing second-round exit. Rivers was fired after three seasons with the team. In five seasons with...