Ujiri, who was in the final year of his contract, joined the Raptors as GM in 2013, leading Toronto to the franchise’s only NBA title in 2019. Nick Turchiaro/USA TODAY NETWORK
Raptors Vice Chair & President Masai Ujiri “is out,” according to sources cited by Shams Charania of ESPN.com. His departure comes a day after the conclusion of the NBA Draft and just before free agency begins on Monday. Ujiri, who was in the final year of his contract, joined the Raptors as GM in 2013, leading Toronto to the franchise’s only NBA title in 2019. The Raptors are “expected to conduct a full search for the next president of basketball operations” (ESPN.com, 6/27). YAHOO SPORTS’ Chris Cwik writes the move comes “at an unusual time.” Ujiri just took part in the 2025 NBA Draft with the Raptors and was entering the final year of his contract. Ujiri could have “hypothetically finished out his contract with the team” and “left in the offseason.” It is unclear why both sides “felt it was necessary to move on at this time” (YAHOO SPORTS, 6/27).