TORONTO — Toronto Raptors president and vice chairman Masai Ujiri was fired Friday after 13 years with the franchise.

Ujiri joined the Raptors in 2013 as executive vice president and general manager. He was promoted to president in 2016 and surrendered his responsibilities as GM in 2017, when Bobby Webster, a 2002 Iolani School graduate from Kailua, took over.

Webster was given a contract extension, the Raptors said. Terms of that deal were not disclosed.

The Raptors finished 30-52 last season and missed the playoffs for the third straight year.

“We are confident that the Raptors organization, under the guidance of Bobby and his team, is in a great place,” Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president and CEO Keith Pelley said in a statement. “They have a plan in place for next season and beyond as the team continues its rebuild, and we have confidence in their ability to execute and ultimately, to excel.”

With a mind for collective bargaining minutiae he honed at the NBA’s New York headquarters, Webster was 33 and the youngest GM in the NBA when the Raptors came to Honolulu to play a preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers in October 2017. Less than two years later, the Raptors won their first NBA championship.

The 54-year-old Ujiri, who was heading into the final year of his contract, was the face and loudest voice of the front office and was widely credited with leading the way to the title. He was dismissed the day after the NBA draft.

“During his 13 seasons with the Raptors, Masai has helped transform the organization on the court and has been an inspirational leader off it,” Pelley said. “He brought an NBA championship to Toronto and urged us to believe in this city, and ourselves. We are grateful for all he has done and wish him and his family the very best.”

The move was announced one day after the conclusion of the NBA draft. The Raptors said a search for Ujiri’s successor will begin immediately.

Pelley said the decision to part ways with Ujiri wasn’t easy, but he feels it’s the best move for the organization.

“This decision today is hard,” Pelley said. “It’s a tough decision, but I think it’s the right decision for the Raptors at this time, and I will continue to make decisions that I think are right for the organizations and put us in the best opportunity to win.”