Per ESPN, Masai Ujiri has parted ways with MLSE and will no longer serve as President and Vice Chairman of the team.
Breaking news from Shams this morning — Masai Ujiri is out of the Toronto Raptors organization.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and Masai Ujiri have decided to part ways, as Ujiri was entering the final year of his contract, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/PtCKLdJvxC
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 27, 2025
Masai had one year left in his contract, and despite rumblings of tensions between him and MLSE’s top members, on the outside, everything looked fine. When Masai spoke to the media after the 2024-25 season had concluded, he was excited about the future of the team and the prospects they were building.
Yet, this seemed to be the path we were heading on, regardless. With Larry Tanenbaum on the way out of MLSE, and rumours of the others not being bought in on the Masai Ujiri experience, the end of a golden era in Raptors history was near.
The one thing that is off seems to be the timing. A few sources have been whispering about this for weeks, but of course, no one is going to trust anyone until it happens. To do this, the day after the NBA draft, after Masai just spent two days at OVO picking the team’s newest players… not a good way to welcome people into the organization.
Masai was seen at OVO on Wednesday night, celebrating the decision to bring Collin Murray Boyles to the team. Now, not even 48 hours later, he’s gone.
Ujiri was instrumental in the Raptors’ 2019 championship and the growth of this franchise from small-market chump to global leader and changemaker. We will update more on the situation as it comes out.