Jeff Weltman, former general manager of the Toronto Raptors, left the team in May to take over as GM of the Orlando Magic. The Raptors have found Weltman’s replacement without searching outsde the organization, hiring 32-year-old assistant Bobby Webster. From the Raptors:
The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday they have promoted Bobby Webster to general manager, Dan Tolzman to assistant general manager / vice president, player personnel and Keith Boyarsky to vice president, basketball strategy & research. Masai Ujiri will continue to oversee basketball operations as president of the club.
“We are excited to promote Bobby, Dan and Keith for their hard work and important contributions to our program,” said Ujiri. “They have been invaluable across many aspects of the franchise, making decisions on our salary management, key input on scouting, analytics, strategy, player personnel and team building that has helped us develop a winning culture throughout our organization.”
Webster joined the Raptors front office in 2013 as vice president, basketball management & strategy, and helped construct a roster that won three consecutive Atlantic Division titles (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16) and back-to-back 50-win seasons for the first time in franchise history. The Raptors have compiled a 204-124 (.622) regular season record since 2013 – the best in the Eastern Conference the past four years.
Webster was promoted to assistant general manager / vice president, basketball strategy in September 2016. He came to the Raptors after working for the NBA league office in New York for the previous seven seasons in the NBA’s CBA group.
Tolzman has served the past two seasons as director, player personnel / general manager of Raptors 905, the team’s NBA G League affiliate. He will continue to serve as Raptors 905’s general manager in his new role.
Webster will have a lot on his plate right away. All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry is a free agent, and the Raptors will try to do whatever they can to keep him on board.
Serge Ibaka, Patrick Patterson and P.J. Tucker are also free agents for the Raptors.
Webster, 32, becomes the youngest active general manager in the NBA. He has been considered the favorite for the Raptors job since Weltman left the team in May.
