TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have re-signed senior basketball advisor Wayne Embry to a contract extension.
The new deal will keep Embry in Toronto through the 2009-10 season, the club announced Saturday.
"Wayne has been an integral part of this franchise and we look forward to his continued contributions as we build towards a championship," Raptors president and GM Bryan Colangelo said in a release.
Embry has been with the NBA as a player and front office executive for 45 years.
He was hired by the Raptors on June 7, 2004 as senior basketball advisor, meant to work with erstwhile GM Rob Babcock.
He became interim GM for a month after Babcock was fired before sliding back into an advising role when Colangelo was brought aboard.
He is also known for being the first African-American to be general manager and president of an NBA club.
Embry was hired as GM of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1972.
Beginning in 1985, Embry served as vice-president and GM of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 1994, he was named team president and chief operating officer of the Cavs.
The six-foot-eight, 240-pound Embry averaged 12.5 points and 9.1 rebounds in 831 career regular season games in an 11-year playing career.
