Overview

• The team announced a contract extension for Bobby Webster, who will remain general manager and serve as the Raptors’ top decision-maker with no president appointed.
• MLSE said the decision followed a comprehensive process assisted by CAA Executive Search, with Keith Pelley evaluating Webster’s leadership during Summer League in Las Vegas.
• Reporting from Sportsnet and others says Toronto interviewed external candidates including Kevin Pritchard, Monte McNair, Dwane Casey, Chad Buchanan and Marc Eversley.
• Webster has been with the Raptors since 2013, became GM in 2017, was part of the 2019 championship build and previously worked on the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement.
• He succeeds Masai Ujiri, dismissed June 27, and now takes on the task of lifting a 30–52 team built around Scottie Barnes, Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, Jakob Poeltl and Immanuel Quickley back to the playoffs.