Wayne Embry

Wayne Embry joined the Raptors on June 7, 2004 as senior basketball advisor. He took charge of the basketball operations area as Interim GM from January 26, 2006 – February 28, 2006. Over the course of that time, Embry engineered two trades (Aaron Williams to New Orleans/Oklahoma City and Jalen Rose to New York) to create significant salary cap space for his successor, Bryan Colangelo, to rebuild the roster in the offseason.

Embry’s career in the NBA spans more than 45 years as a player and front office executive. While Embry enjoyed a successful 11-year career as a player, he will be forever remembered in professional sports circles for being the first African American to be general manager and a president of an NBA club.