FRONT OFFICE
Masai Ujiri
- 2013-14 — 2024-25
RAPTORS TIMELINE
- MAY 31 2013 COACHING Masai Ujiri comes home The reigning Executive of the Year leaves Denver to run the Raptors. Every banner in the building traces back to this hire.SI (opens another site)
- APR 19 2014 MOMENT Jurassic Park is born (and Masai drops the F-bomb) At a fan rally in Maple Leaf Square before Game 1 vs Brooklyn, Masai Ujiri yells 'F--- Brooklyn!' to a roaring crowd. The square becomes Jurassic Park, the defining image of Raptors fandom.WIKIPEDIA (opens another site)
- 2016 MOMENT Giants of Africa premieres at TIFF The documentary chronicling Masai Ujiri's basketball camps across Africa premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival, spotlighting the Raptors president's continent-wide mission.WIKIPEDIA (opens another site)
- JUN 27 2025 DEPARTURE Masai Ujiri and the Raptors part ways One day after the draft, MLSE and Masai Ujiri split after 12 seasons, one championship and a transformed franchise. The most consequential front-office era in team history ends.NBA (opens another site)