'This is a dream come true': Raptors' new coach Darko Rajakovic

The new head coach of the Toronto Raptors describes how much it means to him that the organization chose him out of all the candidates. Watch the full availability on our YouTube or listen on the 'Raptors Over Everything' podcast feed.

Video Transcript

DARKO RAJAKOVIC: This means the world to me, means so much to Serbian community here in Toronto. A lot of people reached out to me it means a lot to family back home and whole basketball community in Serbia. I started coaching when I was 16 years old.

And now, some 27 years later, I'm appointed to be a head coach of unbelievable organization and to have a chance to live in an amazing city like Toronto is. And I'm just proud to be over here today and to represent.

- Excellent, excellent. Thank you, Darko. We'll now take questions from members of the media. If you have a question, please raise your hand, and a microphone will be brought to you. Please introduce yourself by stating your name and your organization.

DOUG SMITH: Darko, it's Doug Smith of the "Toronto Star" off to your left here. Obviously, in 27 years as a head coach, you would have worked for very different kinds of people. How would you-- how would you describe your coaching philosophy and how you've grown as the man that you become now at 44?

DARKO RAJAKOVIC: Since the day I started coaching, for me, the biggest thing that I enjoyed is seeing players get better, players improve. You're going to win games. You're going to lose games. Definitely, we want to win every single game, every single night.

But seeing the team grow, seeing the players grow, seeing people in whole organization grow is something that always was my biggest reward. And that's how I operate. I'm trying to wake up every single day with that on my mind. How can I help? How can I serve? How can I improve everybody in the organization?