Masai Ujiri
Definition
Masai Ujiri is a Nigerian-Canadian basketball executive and former professional player, best known for serving as President of the Toronto Raptors from 2013 to 2025, during which he led the team to its first NBA Championship in 2019.
Recently hired as Team President and Alternate Governor of the Dallas Mavericks in 2026, following his departure from the Raptors; he is also a founder of Giants of Africa, a nonprofit promoting basketball and education across the continent.
Born in the UK to Nigerian and Kenyan parents and raised in Nigeria, Ujiri began his NBA front-office career as a scout and rose to become one of the league's most influential executives.
Examples
Masai Ujiri's latest move to the Mavericks has fans wondering if Dallas just traded their cowboy hats for championship rings.
After building an empire in Toronto, Masai Ujiri is now exporting his 'We the North' philosophy to the Lone Star State, one savvy trade at a time.
When Masai Ujiri scouts talent, it's like he has a crystal ball—except his predicts future MVPs instead of stock prices.
Masai Ujiri parted ways with the Raptors faster than a referee's whistle, landing in Dallas ready to lasso another title.