The Toronto Raptors’ search for a new team president is over.

General manager Bobby Webster will have his contract extended to be the team’s head of basketball operations.

The team will not appoint a president at this time.

Masai Ujiri, the Raptors’ former team president and head of basketball operations, was dismissed earlier in the off-season.

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A team statement says that Webster will lead the team as General Manager with the support of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment leadership, MLSE president and chief executive officer Keith Pelley, announced.

Webster, 40, is entering his ninth season as GM in Toronto and 13th with the Raptors, and his 21st overall in the NBA.

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