{"id":178099,"date":"2025-07-18T01:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/178099\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T01:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:02:14","slug":"raptors-rumors-everybody-is-scared-after-masai-ujiris-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/178099\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors rumors: \u2018Everybody is scared\u2019 after Masai Ujiri\u2019s exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Raptors rumors: \u2018Everybody is scared\u2019 after Masai Ujiri\u2019s exit<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recently, the Toronto Raptors<\/a> surprised many in the NBA world by moving on from general manager Masai Ujiri<\/a>, who helped them win the NBA championship in 2019 by trading for Kawhi Leonard. In the years since then, the Raptors have been mired in mediocrity<\/a>, which may have motivated them to look for a new voice to lead their front office.<\/p>\n

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Fast forward a couple of weeks, and the Raptors still have not found a replacement for their long-time general manager, which has been the source of some angst in the organization.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is scared,\u201d said one anonymous team source, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN. \u201cThe closer you are to the top, the more you feel it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lewenberg also reported that \u201cthe nervous energy is palpable\u201d within the organization as more potential changes lurk on the horizon.<\/p>\n

The Raptors have one of the more confusing roster situations currently in the NBA. They have a ton of money devoted to players like RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, who are solid rotational pieces but not anywhere close to stars. Meanwhile, former All-Star Scottie Barnes is with the team long-term on a maximum contract, but it\u2019s still unclear if he is good enough to be the best player on a contending team.<\/p>\n

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At the trade deadline last year, the Raptors went out and acquired Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans and have since extended his contract. While Ingram is certainly a capable scorer, there\u2019s still a sense that the Raptors\u2019 roster is the NBA\u2019s version of the Island of Misfit Toys rather than a real threat, even in the weakened Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n

Whoever the Raptors do end up selecting as their new general manager will have some work to do to get the team out of the NBA version of purgatory.<\/p>\n

The 2025-26 Raptors season is slated to begin in late October.<\/p>\n

Related: Biggest Toronto Raptors overreactions from 2025 NBA Summer League<\/a><\/p>\n

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