Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) have decided to part ways, according to published reports.
ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania was first to report the move.
Ujiri, who joined the Raptors as the team’s general manager in 2014 before becoming team president two years later, was entering the final year of his contract as Vice Chairman and President of the NBA franchise.
Under Ujiri, the Raptors made the playoffs seven straight seasons and won five Division titles. He also orchestrated the trade for Kawhi Leonard in the summer of 2018 that culminated in Toronto’s first NBA Championship in 2019.
Ujiri is the second high-ranking executive within MLSE to leave the organization in the last month. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on May 22 that they had parted ways with team president Brendan Shanahan after another disappointing playoff ouster. Bill Manning was shown the door last year by both Toronto FC and the Argonauts.
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