The Toronto Raptors have stunningly parted ways with president and vice chairman Masai Ujiri just a day after the NBA Draft.
Ujiri had been with the organization since 2013, and helped lead the team to its first title in 2019.
But despite overseeing the team’s draft this year, Uriji will no longer continue with the Raptors according to ESPN’s Shama Charania.
Charania added that Uriji was entering the final year of his contract with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Raptors, and that both parties ‘decided’ to split.
Toronto made two selections in this year’s draft, picking Collin Murray-Boyles at No. 9 before selecting Alijah Martin at No. 39 overall on Thursday night.
The Raptors have yet to publicly announce the decision to part ways with Uriji, who won the NBA’s Executive of the Year award in 2013 while with the Nuggets.
In what turned out to be his final season with the team, Uriji orchestrated a significant trade for Brandon Ingram, sending a 2026 first-round pick, 2031 second-round pick, Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk to the Pelicans.
Ingram was also signed to a three-year, $120million contract extension afterwards.
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