DARKO RAJAKOVIĆ
TORONTO RAPTORS HEAD COACH
Darko Rajaković is the Toronto Raptors Head Coach. On June 10, 2023, Rajaković became the 10th Head Coach* in Raptors history.
In the 2022-2023 NBA Season, Coach Rajaković helped lead the Grizzlies to the NBA Playoffs for its third consecutive season. Coach Rajaković previously worked as an Assistant Coach with the Phoenix Suns (2019-20), helping guide the team to its highest winning percentage (.466); an Assistant Coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder (2014-2019), averaging 49 and four playoff appearances, including a trip to the 2016 Western Conference Finals; as well as, the Head Coach for the Thunder’s G-League affiliate, the Tulsa 66ers – In two seasons (2012-14) as Tulsa’s head coach, Rajaković recorded a 51-49 record (.510) and a trip to the 2013 NBA G League semifinals.
Darko Rajaković was born on February 22, 1979, in Čačak, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He received a degree in basketball coaching from the Belgrade Basketball Academy. He later received a bachelor’s degree in sports management Alfa BK University. Rajaković began his coaching career at 16 years old with the Borac Cacak Youth Team in his hometown of Cacak, Serbia. After three seasons (1996-99) with Borac Cacak, he was named the head coach of the U20 and U18 teams of Red Star Belgrade and led Red Star to two Serbian championships during his eight-year tenure (1999-2007).
*Inclusive of Full-Time and Interim Head Coaches