Bobby Webster’s Mom got her day started on the right foot. 

It was the wee hours of the morning in Hawaii when her son got the news that had been percolating for months, as the Toronto Raptors' season continued to trend positively but was only made official on Monday morning.

Her son Bobby Webster got a contract extension and title bump from the Raptors, official recognition that, after one year leading the team following the departure of his friend and mentor Masai Ujiri, the longtime general manager would remain on the job for the foreseeable future. 

Webster, who has been general manager with the Raptors since 2017 and part of the front office since 2013, will now have the title of executive vice-president and general manager, along with a new five-year deal beginning in 2026-27, per league sources. Webster had one year left on his existing deal.

Arriving at a long-term arrangement was always the most likely outcome when MLSE president and chief executive officer Keith Pelley concluded his executive search last summer by deciding his best way forward was to give Webster a chance to prove himself in the top job.

A strong all-around season for the Raptors was the catalyst for both parties to make a longer-term commitment. 

The Raptors improved from 30 wins to 46 wins and fifth place in the Eastern Conference, and punctuated a positive season with a hard-fought first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers that went the full seven games, making the decision relatively easy. 

“Coming off the past couple years (when the Raptors won 25 and 30 games), you want to feel like you're building something, and things are going in the right direction,” Webster told Sportsnet. “Even for me personally, for my career, I thought it was important that the team was moving in the right........

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