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
Rob Babcock
January 26 2006
Fired as general manager.
December 9 2005
Named Gene Keady assistant coach.
November 16 2005
Signed guard Darrick Martin.
October 27 2005
Waived guard Corey Williams and center Toree Morris.
October 22 2005
Waived guards Robert Pack and Tierre Brown and forward Bryan Matthews.
October 4 2005
Traded guard Rafer Alston to the Houston Rockets for guard Mike James.
October 3 2005
Signed guards Tierre Brown, Robert Pack and Corey Williams, forward Bryant Matthews and center Toree Morris.
September 2 2005
Waived forward Lamond Murray.
August 22 2005
Re-signed forward Matt Bonner.
August 9 2005
Re-signed forward Pape Sow and signed guard Chris Duhon to an offer sheet.
August 3 2005
Signed guard Jose Manuel Calderon.
July 7 2005
Signed fowards Charlie Villanueva and Joey Graham.
Draft 2005
Selected forwards Charlie Villanueva (7th overall pick), Joey Graham (16th overall pick) and Uros Slokar (58th overall pick) and guard Roko-Leni Ukic (41st overall pick).
June 27 2005
Exercised the contract option on forward Chris Bosh through 2006-07.
June 24 2005
Extended qualifying offers to forwards Matt Bonner and Pape Sow.
April 9 2005
Signed guard Omar Cook to a 10-day contract.
February 11 2005
Waived center Alonzo Mourning.
December 17 2004
Traded guard Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets for forwards Eric Williams and Aaron Williams, center Alonzo Mourning and two first-round picks; waived forward Jerome Moiso.
December 16 2004
Waived guard Roger Mason.
October 22 2004
Waived guard Norm Richardson and forward Ousmane Cisse.
October 4 2004
Signed guard Norm Richardson and forward Ousmane Cisse.
September 20 2004
Signed forward Matt Bonner.
August 18 2004
Signed center Loren Woods.
July 30 2004
Matched the offer sheet tendered by the New Orleans Hornets to guard Morris Peterson.
July 14 2004
Signed guard Rafer Alston.
July 3 2004
Signed center Rafael Araujo.
July 2 2004
Named Jim Todd, Alex English and Jay Triano assistant coaches.
June 29 2004
Named Sam Mitchell head coach.
Draft 2004
Selected center Rafael Araujo (8th overall pick) and forward Albert Miralles (39th overall pick).
Traded the draft rights to forward Albert Miralles to the Miami Heat for the draft rights to forward Pape Sow and a future second-round pick.
Glen Grunwald
September 28 2006
Signed with the New York Knicks as executive vice-president for basketball operations.
April 1 2004
Fired as general manager of the Toronto Raptors.
March 12 2004
Signed forward Corie Blount and waived forward Michael Bradley.
March 5 2004
Signed guard Rod Strickland for the remainder of the season and waived guard Jannero Pargo.
February 28 2004
Signed guard Dion Glover for the remainder of the season and waived forward Lonny Baxter.
February 24 2004
Signed guard Jannero Pargo for the remainder of the season and waived center Eric Montross.
January 2 2004
Traded center Mengke Bateer, the rights to center Remon Van de Hare and the option to exchange second-round draft positions in 2005 to the Orlando Magic for center Robert Archibald.
December 15 2003
Traded guard Rick Brunson to the Chicago Bulls for guard Roger Mason.
December 1 2003
Traded forwards Jerome Williams, Antonio Davis and Chris Jefferies to the Chicago Bulls for guard Jalen Rose and forwards Donyell Marshall and Lonny Baxter.
October 27 2003
Waived center Stanley Roberts.
October 26 2003
Waived forward George Williams and center Ken Johnson.
September 30 2003
Signed center Stanley Roberts.
September 17 2003
Signed center Ken Johnson.
August 28 2003
Traded guard Lindsey Hunter to the Detroit Pistons for forward Michael Curry.
August 26 2003
Named Bob Beyer, Tony Brown, Jim Sann and Jay Triano assistant coaches.
August 13 2003
Signed guard Rick Brunson and forward George Williams.
July 17 2003
Signed center Mengke Bateer.
July 16 2003
Signed guard Milt Palacio and forward Jerome Moiso.
July 8 2003
Signed forward Chris Bosh.
June 30 2003
Made a qualifying offer to forward Maceo Baston.
Draft 2003
Selected forward Chris Bosh (4th overall pick) and center Remon Van de Hare (52nd overall pick).
Acquired the draft rights to Matt Bonner from the Chicago Bulls for cash considerations.
June 18 2003
Named Kevin O’Neill head coach and signed him to a two-year contract with a club option for 2005-06.
April 17 2003
Fired head coach Lenny Wilkens.
February 10 2003
Signed forward Maceo Baston for the rest of the season; released center Zendon Hamilton.
January 27 2003
Signed center Zendon Hamilton to a 10-day contract; waived forward Art Long.
January 23 2003
Waived forward Damone Brown.
January 18 2003
Signed guard Rafer Alston for the rest of the season and forward Art Long to a 10-day contract.
January 16 2003
Terminated the contract of center Nate Huffman.
January 14 2003
Signed forward Damone Brown to a 10-day contract.
January 7 2003
Waived center Greg Foster and guard Jermaine Jackson; signed guard Rafer Alston and forward Art Long to 10-day contracts.
November 20 2002
Signed guard Jermaine Jackson.
November 6 2002
Signed center Greg Foster.
October 28 2002
Waived guard Jeff Myers.
October 25 2002
Waived guard Jermaine Jackson.
October 23 2002
Signed guard Voshon Lenard.
September 25 2002
Traded center Michael Stewart and a future first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for forward Lamond Murray.
September 23 2002
Named Jay Triano and Dick Helm assistant coaches; announced the resignation of Jim Brewer, assistant coach.
August 26 2002
Exercised their option on the 2003-04 contract of guard Morris Peterson.
July 26 2002
Signed center Nate Huffman to a two-year contract.
July 22 2002
Rescinded their qualifying offer to forward-center Keon Clark, making him an unrestricted free agent.
Draft 2002
Selected guard Kareem Rush (20th overall pick).
Traded forward Tracy Murray and the draft rights to guard Kareem Rush to the Los Angeles Lakers for guard Lindsey Hunter and the draft rights to forward Chris Jefferies.
April 7 2002
Signed guard Derrick Dial for remainder of the season.
March 28 2002
Signed guard Derrick Dial to a 10-day contract.
March 5 2002
Named Walker D. Russell as an assistant coach for the remainder of the season.
January 30 2002
Signed guard Jermaine Jackson for the remainder of the season.
January 10 2002
Signed guard Jermaine Jackson.
January 7 2002
Waived guard Carlos Arroyo.
October 29 2002
Waived forward Don MacLean.
October 26 2001
Traded forward Brian Skinner to the Cleveland Cavaliers for forward Don MacLean from the Miami Heat.
October 24 2001
Released forward Mark Davis.
August 1 2001
Signed guard Vince Carter to a six-year contract.
July 24 2001
Signed forward Michael Bradley.
July 18 2001
Traded the draft rights to center Zeljko Rebraca for a 2002 second-round draft pick.
July 20 2001
Re-signed center Antonio Davis and guard Alvin Williams to multi-year contracts.
Draft 2001
Selected forward Michael Bradley (17th overall pick).
February 22 2001
Traded forwards Corliss Williamson, Tyrone Corbin and Kornel David and a future first-round pick to the Detroit Pistons for forward Jerome Williams and center Eric Montross.
January 12 2001
Traded centers Kevin Willis, Aleksandar Radojevic and Garth Joseph and a second-round draft pick in 2001 or 2002 to the Denver Nuggets for forward-center Keon Clark, forward Tracy Murray and center Mamadou N’diaye.
October 29 2000
Waived center Vladimir Stepania.
October 26 2000
Waived guard CJ Bruton and Jeff Sheppard, forwards Jamel Thomas and Nick Sheppard and center Todd Lindeman.
October 25 2000
Claimed center Vladimir Stepania off waivers from the New York Knicks.
October 23 2000
Waived guard Curtis Haywood.
October 20 2000
Signed free-agent forward Tyrone Corbin; claimed center Nick Sheppard off waivers.
October 18 2000
Waived forward-center Taymon Domzalski.
October 2 2000
Signed guard Morris Peterson, their first-round pick in the 2000 draft.
September 29 2000
Traded guard Doug Christie to the Sacramento Kings for forward Corliss Williamson.
September 14 2000
Re-signed free agent point guard Muggsy Bogues to a multi-year contract.
August 11 2000
Signed guard Mark Jackson, who had been with the Indiana Pacers, to a four-year contract.
August 3 2000
Signed guard Tracy McGrady to a contract extension; traded guard Tracy McGrady to the Orlando Magic for a conditional draft pick.
July 13 2000
Named Stan Albeck, Jim Brewer, Craig Neal and Brian James assistant coaches.
Draft 2000
Selected guard Morris Peterson (21st overall pick) and forward DeeAndre Hulett (46th overall pick).
June 21 2000
Named Lenny Wilkens coach.
June 13 2000
Fired coach Butch Carter.
February 9 2000
Claimed guard Haywoode Workman off waivers from the Milwaukee Bucks.
January 25 2000
Signed forward Antonio Lang to a second 10-day contract.
January 13 2000
Signed forward Antonio Lang.
December 21 1999
Agreed to terms with coach Butch Carter on a contract extension through the 2002-03 season.
October 7 1999
Re-signed center Kevin Willis to a two-year contract.
August 31 1999
Re-signed free agent forward Charles Oakley to a three-year contract.
August 10 1999
Re-signed free agent forward-center Michael Stewart to a six-year contract.
August 5 1999
Signed free agent guard-forward Dell Curry, who had been with the Milwaukee Bucks, to a three-year contract.
August 1 1999
Traded the draft rights forward Jonathan Bender to the Indiana Pacers for forward Antonio Davis.
Draft 1999
Selected forward Jonathan Bender (5th overall pick) and center Aleksandar Radojevic (12th overall pick).
February 19 1999
Waived guard Mark Baker.
January 22 1999
Signed guard Mark Baker and center Will Cunningham.
January 21 1999
Traded guard Chauncey Billups and the draft rights to forward Tyson Wheeler to the Denver Nuggets for the draft rights to center Zeljko Rebraca from the Minnesota Timberwolves and a 1999 first-round draft pick from the Denver Nuggets.
Draft 1998
Selected forward Antawn Jamison (4th overall pick) and forward Tyson Wheeler (47th overall pick).
Traded the draft rights to forward Antawn Jamison to the Golden State Warriors for the draft rights to guard Vince Carter and cash.
June 25 1998
Traded forward-center Marcus Camby to the New York Knicks for forward Charles Oakley, center Sean Marks, a second-round pick in the 1998 draft and cash.
June 12 1998
Named Butch Carter head coach on a full-term basis and signed him through the 1999-00 season with an option for the 2000-01 season; named Joe Harrington and Brian James assistant coaches.
June 9 1998
Traded forward Roy Rogers and two 1998 first-round draft picks to the Houston Rockets for forward-center Kevin Willis.
February 18 1998
Traded guard Kenny Anderson, forward Popeye Jones and center Zan Tabak to the Boston Celtics for guards Chauncey Billups and Dee Brown and forwards John Thomas and Roy Rogers.
February 16 1998
Announced the Raptors had received a 1998 second-round draft pick from the Portland Trail Blazers as compensation for an injury to guard Alvin Williams, who was involved in a previous six-player trade.
February 13 1998
Traded guard Damon Stoudamire and forwards Walt Williams and Carlos Rogers to the Portland Trail Blazers for guards Kenny Anderson and Alvin Williams, forward Gary Trent, two first-round draft picks and an undisclosed amount of cash; announced Darrell Walker resigned as head coach; promoted assistant Butch Carter to head coach.
January 17 1998
Signed forward Lloyd Daniels to a second 10-day contract.
January 12 1998
Waived forward Bob McCann.
January 6 1998
Signed forwards Lloyd Daniels and Bob McCann; waived forward-center Tim Kempton.
January 2 1998
Waived guard Sean Higgins.
