Maurizio Gherardini, one of the most successful basketball executives in Europe, has emerged as one of the top candidates to become the Raptors' assistant general manager, the Toronto Sun is reporting.
It is believed the Raptors have inquired about Gherardini, the long-time general manager of powerful Benetton Treviso of the Italian League.
"There is a lot of speculation of what might happen with the assistant GM spot," Colangelo said. "When it comes time to make an announcement about a hire and when something becomes official, we'll certainly release that. But there is a lot of speculation and I don't want to fuel speculation by commenting on one candidate."