When Masai Ujiri was introduced as the general manager of the Toronto Raptors in 2013, he summed up the decision to to come back to Toronto as GM by saying, "I'm home."
On Friday morning the organization announced that Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka had re-signed with the team. As Lowry — entering his sixth season as a Raptor — and Ibaka— having spent just three months with the team — spoke with the media, each mentioned Toronto feeling like home.
Ujiri, now team president, recently announced that Bobby Webster had been promoted to general manager. While Ujiri, Webster, head coach Dwane Casey and the rest of the staff have spent much of the previous four seasons leading the team deeper into the playoffs than it had ever gone before, they've also remained steadfast in their desire to create a winning culture and carve out the Toronto Raptors identity.