It’s been a busy off-season for Masai Ujiri, and for the first time in a long time, it’s not because of the Toronto Raptors. With his executive produced film, Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League, premiering at TIFF on September 8th, the former Raptors president is set for a public splash in the entertainment industry.
Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League is a new documentary executive-produced by Masai Ujiri. It is an in-depth look at the power of sport, as told by the story of the creation of the Basketball League of Africa, set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8th, 2025.
Masai Ujiri is out as Raptors president, but the criticism hasn’t stopped. According to TSN’s Josh Lewenberg, several external candidates for the job pushed
43 different players recorded a triple-double in the 2024-25 NBA season. How many of them can you name in six minutes?
The Toronto Raptors will enter a new era in the 2025-26 NBA season, one where Masai Ujiri won’t be present. In 2013, Masai Ujiri had just won the NBA’s Executive of the Year award with the Denver Nuggets.
Which former NBA players watch today's game and think to themselves, Man, I would have been awesome in today's game? Probably all of them. But how many of them are right?
The Toronto Raptors have settled on continuity. After spending nearly two months exploring external options to replace Masai Ujiri, the organization has promoted Bobby Webster to lead basketball operations, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The Toronto Raptors are still searching for their next president of basketball operations, left vacant when Masai Ujiri resigned last month, and the team reportedly has a frontrunner already.
The Toronto Raptors are out of a president with Masai Ujiri being relieved of his duties. Notably, Ujiri only had one year remaining on his contract. With no ownership coming in with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, new owners tend to make an imprint on the team.
The Toronto Raptors made the massive decision to part ways with Masai Ujiri almost a month ago. In the 12 years that Masai Ujiri was with the Toronto Raptors, they achieved immense success.
The biggest story of the offseason for the Toronto Raptors occurred when the team parted ways with team president Masai Ujiri. Ujiri hadn’t always landed with his big swings, but he did play a major role in delivering the franchise its only championship by trading for Kawhi Leonard in 2018.
The Toronto Raptors are deep into their search for a new team president, and the uncertainty surrounding the process is reportedly creating tension inside the organization.
The Toronto Raptors are undergoing a significant transformation. They intend to balance ambition with pragmatism as they pivot into a crucial rebuilding phase.
Masai Ujiri’s unexpected departure from the Toronto Raptors front office came as a surprise to many around the league. Over his tenure, Ujiri cemented his reputation as one of the NBA’s top executives, highlighted by orchestrating one of the boldest moves in franchise history — acquiring Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs in 2018.
Masai Ujiri has officially said goodbye to the Toronto Raptors and its fans. The former Raptors president shared a personal video through the Giants of Africa YouTube Channel.
Darko Rajaković knows how the NBA works. When a top executive is fired, the people below him rarely feel secure. Masai Ujiri’s departure has pushed the Toronto Raptors into a period of transition, and until a new president is named, the future for everyone in the organization, including the coaching staff, remains uncertain.
Masai Ujiri doesn’t seem to hold anything against the Toronto Raptors following his departure. He appeared on Good Morning America on Thursday, and he was was happy and didn’t show any signs of being frustrated or upset with the Raptors decision to move on from him.
If Masai Ujiri is still processing the end of his Toronto Raptors tenure, he didn’t show it. Appearing on Good Morning America on Thursday, the 54-year-old former team president was upbeat and composed, speaking with warmth and optimism as he looked ahead and reflected on the most successful era in franchise history.
The Toronto Raptors made a shocking move on Friday as they parted ways with Masai Ujiri, who was entering the final year of his contract as president and vice chairman of the team.
After 12 seasons with Toronto, the 54-year-old Ujiri should be one of the most sought-after executives in the NBA.
Masai Ujiri, the architect of Toronto's only NBA title, is officially out after 13 years with the team.
Masai Ujiri is out as vice chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, ESPN reported Friday. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment made the move with one year remaining on Ujiri's contract, per the report.
The Toronto Raptors have made a shocking change in the wake of the NBA Draft.
This is a huge move following the NBA Draft.
The Hawks have cast a wide net full of marquee names in their search for the next President of Basketball Operations. Bob Myers is the one that caught everyone’s eye initially, originally reported by Marc Stein, but that felt more like a Hail Mary than a legitimate plan.
Raptors president Masai Ujiri has emerged as a potential target for the Hawks as they look to reshape their basketball operations department, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.
He is still recognized as a master team builder, even though the team has fallen on hard times in recent years.
The Toronto Raptors are holding one of the more publicly open fire sales in recent memory.
Suns GM James Jones' walk with Raptors vice chairman and president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri added fuel to trade rumors already in the air.
Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!