General Managers


Four men have guided the Raptors since 1995. There have been great deals and there have been Hoffas. Peruse as you wish.

Bryan Colangelo (’06-‘present)   Rob Babcock (2004-’06)   Glen Grunwald (1998-2004)   Isiah Thomas (’94-’98)

Bryan Colangelo

July 30 2009
Signed center Rasho Nesterovic and traded forward Devean George and cash to the Golden State Warriors for guard Marco Belinelli.
July 21 2009
Signed guard Jarrett Jack.
July 13 2009
Signed guard Jarrett Jack to an offer sheet.
July 10 2009
Signed guard DeMar DeRozan.
July 9 2009
Traded forwards Shawn Marion and Kris Humphries, center Nathan Jawai and cash to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Antoine Wright and forward Devean George; traded cash to the Orlando Magic for forward Hidayet Turkoglu.
July 8 2009
Signed forward Andrea Bargnani to a contract extension.
June 29 2009
Tendered a qualifying offer to forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu.
Draft 2009
Selected guard DeMar DeRozan (9th overall pick).
June 16 2009
Tendered a qualifying offer to forward Carlos Delfino.
June 9 2009
Traded forward Jason Kapono to the Philadelphia 76ers for forward Reggie Evans.
June 5 2009
Named Marc Iavaroni and Alex English assistant coaches.
May 11 2009
Signed head coach Jay Triano to a contract extension.
April 13 2009
Signed guard Quincy Douby for the remainder of the season.
April 3 2009
Signed guard Quincy Douby to a second 10-day contract.
March 24 2009
Signed guard Quincy Douby to a 10-day contract.
March 6 2009
Signed forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu for the remainder of the season.
February 19 2009
Traded guard Will Solomon to the Sacramento Kings; acquired center Patrick O’Bryant from the Boston Celtics.
February 13 2009
Traded center Jermaine O’Neal, forward Jamario Moon and a future first-round pick to the Miami Heat for forward Shawn Marion, guard Marcus Banks and cash.
January 7 2009
Traded guard Hassan Adams and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for a future conditional second-round pick.
December 14 2008
Signed center Jake Voskuhl.
December 3 2008
Fired head coach Sam Mitchell and named Jay Triano interim head coach.
October 27 2008
Exercised the contract option on forward Andrea Bargnani through 2009-10.
September 30 2008
Signed forward Jamal Sampson.
July 28 2008
Signed guard Willie Solomon.
July 28 2008
Signed guard Willie Solomon.
July 16 2008
Signed guard Roko Leni Ukic.
July 9 2008
Traded guard TJ Ford, forward Maceo Baston, center Radoslav Nesterovic and the draft rights to center Roy Hibbert to the Indiana Pacers for forward Jermaine O’Neal and the draft rights to center Nathan Jawai; signed guard Jose Manuel Calderon to a contract extension.
July 8 2008
Signed guard Hassan Adams.
Draft 2008
Selected center Roy Hibbert (17th overall pick).
June 20 2008
Tendered qualifying offers to guard Jose Manuel Calderon and forward Carlos Delfino.
June 18 2008
Waived forward Jorge Garbajosa.
May 16 2008
Exercised the contract option on center Rasho Nesterovic through 2008-09.
May 14 2008
Exercised the contract option on forward Jamario Moon through 2008-09.
March 27 2008
Signed forward Linton Johnson to a 10-day contract and waived guard Darrick Martin.
February 29 2008
Named John Lucas basketball development consultant.
February 21 2008
Traded guard Juan Dixon to the Detroit Pistons for center Primoz Brezec.
October 31 2007
Signed forward Kris Humphries to a contract extension.
October 29 2007
Waived guard Luke Jackson and exercised the contract option on forward Joey Graham through 2008-09.
October 5 2007
Exercised the contract option on forward Andrea Bargnani through 2008-09.
September 30 2007
Re-signed guard Darrick Martin.
September 29 2007
Signed senior basketball advisor Wayne Embry to a contract extension.
September 12 2007
Named Eric Hughes assistant coach.
July 30 2007
Named Masai Ujiri director of global scouting.
July 19 2007
Signed forward Maceo Baston.
July 11 2007
Signed forward Jason Kapono and signed forward Maceo Baston to an offer sheet.
July 10 2007
Signed forward Jamario Moon.
June 28 2007
Traded a 2008 second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for the draft rights to forward Giorgos Printezis.
June 15 2007
Traded two future second-round picks to the Detroit Pistons for forward Carlos Delfino.
May 22 2007
Signed head coach Sam Mitchell to a contract extension.
April 14 2007
Signed guard Luke Jackson for the remainder of the season.
April 4 2007
Signed guard Luke Jackson to a second 10-day contract.
March 25 2007
Signed guard Luke Jackson to a 10-day contract.
March 24 2007
Waived forward PJ Tucker.
February 22 2007
Traded guard Fred Jones to the Portland Trail Blazer for guard Juan Dixon.
October 31 2006
Signed guard TJ Ford to a contract extension and exercised the contract option on forward Kris Humphries through 2007-08.
October 15 2006
Waived forward LaVell Blanchard and center Cezary Trybanski.
September 29 2006
Signed forward LaVell Blanchard and center Cezary Trybanski.
September 27 2006
Re-signed guard Darrick Martin.
July 27 2006
Signed forward Uros Slokar.
July 26 2006
Signed guard Fred Jones and waived guard Alvin Williams.
July 25 2006
Signed forward PJ Tucker.
July 24 2006
Signed forward Jorge Garbajosa.
July 14 2006
Signed forward Chris Bosh to a contract extension.
July 13 2006
Signed guard Anthony Parker and waived guard Andre Barrett.
July 1 2006
Signed forward Andrea Bargnani.
June 30 2006
Traded forward Charlie Villanueva to the Milwaukee Bucks for TJ Ford and cash.
Draft 2006
Selected forwards Andrea Bargnani (1st overall pick), PJ Tucker (35th overall pick) and Edin Bavcic (56th overall pick).
Traded the draft rights to forward Edin Bavcic to the Philadelphia 76ers for cash.
June 27 2006
Exercised the contract options on forwards Charlie Villanueva and Joey Graham through 2007-08.
June 22 2006
Named Maurizio Gherardini vice president and assistant general manager.
June 21 2006
Traded forwards Matt Bonner and Eric Williams and a 2009 second-round draft pick to the San Antonio Spurs for center Radoslav Nesterovic and cash; waived forward Robert Whaley.
June 8 2006
Traded center Rafael Araujo to the Utah Jazz for forwards Kris Humphries and Robert Whaley.
April 4 2006
Signed guard Andre Barrett to a contract extension.
April 3 2006
Waived center James Lang.
March 27 2006
Signed center James Lang to a 10-day contract.
March 25 2006
Signed guard Andre Barrett to a second 10-day contract.
March 23 2006
Waived forward Antonio Davis.
March 15 2006
Signed guard Andre Barrett to a 10-day contract.
February 28 2006
Named president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors.
February 27 2006
Resigned as general manager of the Phoenix Suns.
January 26 2006
Traded a second-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for forward Nikoloz Tskitishvili.
January 9 2006
Signed forward Josh Davis.
January 5 2006
Waived center Jared Reiner.
December 24 2005
Waived forward Sharrod Ford.
November 2 2005
Signed forward Sharrod Ford and waived forward Lucas Tischer.
October 27 2005
Exercised the contract options on guard Leandrinho Barbosa and forward Boris Diaw through 2006-07 and waived guard Anthony Lever-Pedroza.
October 24 2005
Signed center Jared Reiner.
October 3 2005
Signed forward Amare Stoudemire to a contract extension.
September 30 2005
Signed guard Anthony Lever-Pedroza.
September 12 2005
Signed guard Eddie House and forward Lucas Tischer.
August 25 2005
Traded a second-round pick to the Indiana Pacers for forward James Jones; signed head coach Mike D’Antoni to a contract extension.
August 19 2005
Re-signed guard Joe Johnson and traded him to the Atlanta Hawks for forward Boris Diaw, two conditional first-round picks and cash.
August 18 2005
Signed forward Brian Grant and center Pat Burke.
August 3 2005
Signed guard Raja Bell.
August 2 2005
Traded center Jake Voskuhl to the Charlotte Bobcats for a conditional 2007 second-round pick.
July 11 2005
Signed forward Dijon Thompson.
June 29 2005
Named Dan D’Antoni assistant coach.
Draft 2005
Selected guard Nate Robinson (21st overall pick) and center Marcin Gortat (57th overall pick).
Traded guard Quentin Richardson and the draft rights to guard Nate Robinson to the New York