Raptors’ Masai Ujiri out as Vice Chairman, President of franchise

A massive piece from its 2018-19 NBA Championship season is gone.

The Toronto Raptors had Nick Nurse, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, and Fred VanVleet on that team; however, they are all with different programs. Masai Ujiri, who served as Vice Chairman and President of the Raptors since 2013, has exited too.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the news Friday as the 54-year-old is out. Ujiri, a Nigerian, Kenyan, Canadian, and British descent, spent his entire professional playing career in Europe. After being an international scout for the Denver Nuggets and Director of Global Scouting for the Raptors, Toronto hired Ujiri to be its general manager in 2008.

Ujiri worked his way into becoming the Raptors’ executive vice president and general manager in 2013 — signing a five-year, $15 million contract.