This week’s Moonlighter started his career in Iowa, circled the globe, and ended up on top of the world. Nick Nurse played in the red and gold of the Kuemper Knights but more recently has been sporting the gold of his NBA championship ring as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. His journey to the top of the basketball world included stops around the US and Europe before arriving in Canada. No matter how far he travels, Nick Nurse is an Iowan that the whole state is proud to claim.

NBA Coach of the Year, Nick Nurse, joins the MVP Cast to talk about his amazing rise from driving the minibus with Derby to winning the NBA title with the Toronto Raptors.

He tells us about his fun trips and trophy stops with London, Manchester and Birmingham, the British Basketball League team he almost joined, how his stint in Brighton owning the Bears left him dead broke, and an 18 months to remember in Canada.

All recounted in his new memoire, 'Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win -- Damn Near Anywhere.' More at mvp247.com.

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Best-selling author Brad Meltzer on "I Am Anne Frank" and "I Am Benjamin Franklin," the latest entries in his "Ordinary People Change the World" series. Then NBA Coach of the Year and 2019 world champion Nick Nurse on his new book, "Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win -- Damn Near Anywhere."

In Episode 806, Sean and Vivek Jacob chat about the season that was for Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and and address a handful of listener questions about Nurse. They open up by discussing the elements of Nurse's coaching style they enjoy most, from his intensity to his trend-setting on the defensive end. Next they address some questions about Nurse and the things he potentially would like to take back from the Boston series, before diving into questions regarding the two things Nurse is known most for: his fashion, and his music.

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