Pelley said he and Ujiri had been talking about the executive’s future for the last few months. According to Pelley, Ujiri requested he be able to run the draft if a change was going to ultimately be made, even though the franchise extended the contracts of general manager Bobby Webster, assistant general manager Dan Tolzman and would be looking to hire a new president, a role for which Webster will be interviewed. Pelley said the new president will focus solely on basketball, not business.