The NBA's reigning executive of the year is expected to decide in the next day or so whether he will become the new president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors, and no one will be watching more closely than head coach Sam Mitchell.

Bryan Colangelo, the current president and GM of the Phoenix Suns, declined to discuss the Toronto job when contacted at his office yesterday.

"I hope you appreciate the situation, but I'm not in a position to discuss anything," Colangelo said, neither confirming nor denying that he's had talks with the Raptors. "It's a particularly sensitive area right now."

According to a Phoenix source, Colangelo is expected to decide by the end of this weekend whether to pursue the Raptors' position or remain with the Suns.