Masai Ujiri's 13-year tenure with the Raptors ended once the draft concluded. He leaves after overseeing the franchise's 2019 NBA championship.

Masai Ujiri has been fired from his role as the Toronto Raptors’ vice chairman and president, ending his 12-year stint with the franchise. According to ESPN, the Raptors are set to undertake a ...

It's a shocking move by the Raptors, especially one day after the conclusion of the 2025 NBA Draft. Ujiri had been with Toronto for 12 seasons and was the architect behind the 2019 championship team.

The Raptors have only made the playoffs twice since Leonard left in July 2019 to join the LA Clippers in free agency. The team finished 30-52 in 2024-25, missing out on the NBA Play-In Tournament.

Ujiri, a former NBA Executive of the Year when he was with the Denver Nuggets in 2013, left that franchise to become the executive vice president and general manager of the Raptors.

John Hollinger breaks down the 2025 NBA Draft. Recently, Ujiri said he wanted to get the Raptors another title in Toronto in part because that first championship had been so complicated.