Raptors ink GM Webster to multi-year extension

The Toronto Raptors signed general manager Bobby Webster to a multi-year extension, the team announced Thursday.

Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

"It's great to be able to continue the work of building the next Raptor championship team - a goal which is part of our organizational DNA," Webster said in a statement. "I'm grateful to Larry Tanenbaum, MLSE ownership and leadership, our great players and staff, and the people of Toronto for making this my home for the past years, and for the future."

Webster joined the Raptors' front office in 2013 as the team's vice president of basketball management and strategy. He was promoted to GM four years later, becoming the youngest executive in NBA history to occupy the role.

Toronto has been a perennial playoff team under Webster's guidance, culminating in the franchise's first title two years ago.

"I think everyone knows what Bobby brings to our organization: intelligence, poise, and creativity," Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri said in a statement. "I'm very pleased that our team will continue to benefit from his many skills for seasons to come."

Before heading north of the border, Webster spent seven years in the NBA's league office in New York.