May 2016 Toronto Raptors Wiretap

Raptors Hire Patrick Mutombo As Assistant Coach

Sep 19, 2016 11:07 AM

The Toronto Raptors will hire Patrick Mutombo as an assistant coach.

Mutombo comes to the Raptors after a stint in the D-League with the Austin Spurs as an assistant coach.

The Raptors lost Andy Greer and Jesse Mermuys from their staff this offseason.

 

Mutombo comes to the Raptors after a stint in the D-League with the Austin Spurs as an assistant coach. 

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Brady Heslip To Sign Partially Guaranteed Deal With Raptors

Sep 15, 2016 3:50 PM

The Toronto Raptors will sign Brady Heslip to a partially guaranteed deal.

Raptors 905 acquired Heslip's D-League rights in a trade with the Reno Bighorns.

Heslip is a native of the Toronto area.

Heslip played in Italy last season.

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Jeff Weltman Promoted To Raptors' GM

Sep 2, 2016 3:57 PM

The Toronto Raptors have promoted Jeff Weltman to general manager.

Masai Ujiri will continue to oversee basketball operations as president of the club.  

Weltman joined the Raptors on July 2, 2013 as executive vice president, basketball operations following five seasons as assistant general manager with the Milwaukee Bucks.

The longtime NBA executive has also been director of basketball administration with the Detroit Pistons, assistant general manager with the Denver Nuggets and director of player personnel with the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Raptors Sign Masai Ujiri To Multi-Year Extension

Sep 2, 2016 3:55 PM

The Toronto Raptors announced Friday they have signed President Masai Ujiri to a multi-year contract extension and promoted Jeff Weltman to general manager and Bobby Webster to assistant general manager/vice-president basketball strategy.

Ujiri will continue to oversee basketball operations as president of the club.

“I am grateful to the Board and Mr. Tanenbaum for the opportunity to continue our progress to build the Raptors into one of the top franchises in the NBA,” said Ujiri. “I’m also excited that Jeff and Bobby are being rewarded for their hard work and valuable contributions to our program.

“My family thanks the NBA, Raptors players and coaches, staff, Raptors fans, the city of Toronto and Canada for this opportunity. Toronto is home for us.”

In their three seasons with the Raptors, Ujiri, Weltman and Webster have helped to build a team that has won three consecutive Atlantic Division titles, advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, posted three straight seasons with franchise-high victories, including 56 wins this past season, and compiled a 153-93 (.622) mark – the best record in the Eastern Conference in that span.

“The gratitude and respect we hold for Masai and our Raptors senior management team are reflected in our Board’s action to extend Masai’s contract,” said Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of the Board. “We are excited to build on our team’s success and to give Masai our full support in delivering to our fans and to our country the Toronto Raptors’ first NBA championship.”

Ujiri was named president and general manager May 31, 2013.

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