The Toronto Raptors have made a stunning change within the wake of the NBA Draft.
Longtime government Masai Ujiri and the Raptors have determined to half methods, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Friday.
Ujiri had been getting into the ultimate 12 months of his contract.
The timing is a big shock, as front-office adjustments of that magnitude are sometimes made instantly after the season. The Raptors stored Ujiri via the draft, the place they chose former South Carolina star Collin Murray-Boyles with the No. 9 general decide and former Florida guard Alijah Martin within the second spherical.
Murray-Boyles did not seem to be happy about getting drafted by Toronto.
Ujiri had been with the Raptors since 2013. He’s broadly considered as top-of-the-line executives in basketball and helped the workforce win an NBA title in 2019 with a blockbuster commerce to land Kawhi Leonard.
Ujiri additionally had a profitable tenure with the Denver Nuggets and was named NBA Government of the Yr with the workforce previous to being employed as basic supervisor of the Raptors.
A number of groups have expressed interest in Ujiri over the years, so it’s doable the 54-year-old already has one other job lined up.
