Masai Ujiri

Masai Ujiri addressed the media for the first time since Kawhi Leonard’s departure. Even though Ujiri had hoped for a different outcome from free agency, he still wishes Kawhi nothing but the best. “I was confident but I understand how free agency is … We won a championship, it went well, blah, blah, blah,” Ujiri [...]

A local sheriff’s office near Oakland alleges that Raptors president Masai Ujiri assaulted a sheriff’s deputy just moments after Toronto won its first NBA title. The alleged incident took place on the court at Oracle Arena just after the Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors. A spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office says the deputy asked [...]

Why get fleeced in trades by Masai Ujiri when you can employ him yourself? This is the line of logic apparently being deployed by New York Knicks owner James Dolan as he begins his search for a Phil Jackson replacement, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/880045376392355841] Ujiri is a sound target in a [...]

It sounds like the Toronto Raptors will look a lot different next season. General manager Masai Ujiri addressed reporters on Tuesday, and while he wouldn’t commit to tearing the team down, he indicated the Raptors will consider everything. The prevailing theme: This team is headed toward a cultural overhaul. Per The Athletic’s Eric Koreen: [tweet [...]

People rarely mention the NBA’s upcoming trade deadline without also talking about the Toronto Raptors. And that seems to make sense. After all, the Raptors are second in the Eastern Conference. They have a void at power forward. They have a bunch of interesting assets, from first-round picks, to intriguing prospects (Norman Powell, Lucas Nogueira), [...]

Surely the Toronto Raptors won’t trade Jonas Valanciunas. Or, you know, maybe they will. Valencianas has been one of the more polarizing trade-rumor magnets over the last couple years. He can be a ball-stopper, doesn’t pass enough and isn’t you’re typical modern-day big man in that he seldom shoots outside 10 feet of the basket. [...]

Kyle Lowry is having one helluva season. And he’s about to have one helluva summer. After assuming inconsistent roles with the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets through the first six seasons of his career, Lowry has found a home with the Toronto Raptors. He’s averaging 17.3 points and 7.8 assists per game this season, making [...]

It seems that winning the Atlantic Division isn’t enough for the Raptors to keep their current core intact. Previous rumors suggested that general manager Masai Ujiri was looking to move Kyle Lowry in effort to, you know, tank. The Raptors had just traded Rudy Gay and didn’t figure into any meaningful conversations. Best thing to [...]

It’s all about the future for the Toronto Raptors, and Rudy Gay won’t be a part of it. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, the Raptors agreed to trade Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings: The Toronto Raptors have reached an agreement in principle to send Rudy Gay to the Sacramento [...]

The Detroit Pistons have a plan. Flush with cap space and a few expiring contracts, Detroit is thinking big. Really big. Monstrous even. According to Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld, the Pistons have explored trading for both Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo. Kennedy goes on to note that it’s unclear whether the Boston Celtics are interested [...]