FRONT OFFICE
Bryan Colangelo
- 2005-06 — 2012-13
- NBA EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR (2006-07)
RAPTORS TIMELINE
- FEB 28 2006 COACHING Bryan Colangelo hired The reigning Executive of the Year leaves Phoenix to become Raptors president and GM, immediately retooling the roster into the 2007 Atlantic Division champs.NBA (opens another site)
- JUN 8 2006 TRADE Colangelo's first Raptors trade: Rafael Araújo to Utah for Kris Humphries New Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo made his first trade with Toronto, sending 2004 No. 8 overall pick Rafael Araújo — widely viewed as a draft bust — to the Utah Jazz along with cash, in exchange for forward Kris Humphries and centre Robert Whaley. Humphries played parts of three seasons in Toronto before a long career elsewhere. The deal was an early signal of Colangelo clearing out the previous regime's roster.WIKIPEDIA (opens another site)