Raptors Sign Masai Ujiri to Multi-Year Extension

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In an anticipated move, Masai Ujiri signed a multi-year contract extension to remain president of the Raptors.

His top lieutenants, Jeff Weltman and Bobby Webster, were promoted to GM and assistant GM/vice-president of basketball strategy, respectively.

In conjunction with Ujiri"s new deal, Toronto promotes Masai"s top aides Jeff Weltman (to general manager) and Bobby Webster (assistant GM).

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) September 2, 2016

Uriji had two years left on his original five-year deal signed back in May of 2013. Terms of the extension were not immediately released.

Per Raptors press release:

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.”

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Raptors finalize contract extension with GM Masai Ujiri

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After putting together a team that came within two wins of an NBA Finals berth last season, Toronto Raptors president and general manager Masai Ujiri is finally getting the love he deserves.

According to a report by Marc Stein of ESPN on Friday, the Raptors have finalized a multi-year contract extension with Ujiri.

The Raptors just announced they"ve finalized the multi-year contract extension with team president Masai Ujiri that @espn reported Aug. 11.

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) September 2, 2016

The winner of the 2012-13 NBA Executive of the Year Award during his time as a Denver Nuggets executive, Ujiri has worked wonders for the Raptors ever since being hired three years ago. The 46-year-old dealt the contracts of Andrea Bargnani and Rudy Gay within his first few months on the job, then hammered out extensions for core guys Kyle Lowry, Jonas Valanciunas, and DeMar DeRozan in consecutive offseasons. He also managed to land Toronto a treasure trove of young talent (drafting Bruno Caboclo, Delon Wright, and Jakob Poeltl and acquiring Lucas Nogueira and Norman Powell) and complemented the roster with savvy free agent signings like DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph.

With the Raptors poised to contend for many years to come, hopefully this means we’re in line for more fiery pre-playoff series speeches from Ujiri.

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