Raptors Part Ways With President Masai Ujiri

The Toronto Raptors have parted ways with team president Masai Ujiri, according to ESPN’s Shams Charnia.

The Raptors parting ways with Ujiri ends the most successful run in the franchise’s history.

There has been no official statement that has been issues by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

Ujiri had one year remaining on his current contract and had publicly expressed that he was committed to the franchise.

The Raptors will now carry on without the executive who help lead them to their only championship

Ujiri joined the Raptors organization as general manager in 2013 and we was promoted to president in 2016. He pulled off arguably the biggest move in franchise history when he traded for Kawhi in 2018 which led to the 2019 championship.

The decision comes following the NBA Draft and ahead of NBA free agency next week. The Raptors continue to retool its roster around Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram who they just acquired at the trade deadline.

This move marks a change in MLSE’s leadership. Brendan Shanahan was recently removed as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs and no replacement named and now Ujiri is out with no replacement named.

Chairman Larry Tanenbaum is set to sell his stake in the company by July 2026, which will give Rogers Communications increased control.

Raptors general manager Bobby Webster, had reached a contract extension with the team prior to Ujiri’s departure, per Sportsnet’s Michael Grange.

The rest of the Raptors front office staff will also remain the same. MLSE intends to replace Ujiri with a new president, per TSN’s Josh Lewenberg.