MILWAUKEE—Long-time NBA executive and former Raptors general manager Rob Babcock died of pancreatic cancer. “The Toronto Raptors organization is saddened by the passing of Rob Babcock, who served as our general manager from 2004 to 2006 and continued to serve as a supporter and resource for our organization,” the Raptors said in a statement. “A lot of people thought I was too college-ish, too much of a college guy trying to establish a college atmosphere,” Babcock said at the time. Babcock was also responsible for signing free-agent Spanish guard Jose Calderon in 2005, the signature move of Babcock’s leadership. However, his basketball career should not be defined solely by a tumultuous year and a half of leading the Raptors.

Source: thestar May 15, 2019 21:00 UTC