MILWAUKEE—Long-time NBA executive and former Raptors general manager Rob Babcock died of pancreatic cancer. He was 66.
Babcock is best known in Toronto as the general manager of the Raptors who pulled the trigger on the trade that sent Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets for Aaron Williams, Eric Williams, Alonzo Mourning and a draft pick in December 2004.
One of his first moves as Toronto’s general manager — he took over in June 2004 after Glen Grunwald was fired — was selecting Rafael Araujo with the eighth pick in the 2004 draft after taking the advice of then-consultant Jack McCloskey.