Mavericks Hire Masai Ujiri as President, Alternate Governor

The Dallas Mavericks hired Masai Ujiri, the former Toronto Raptors executive who led that franchise to its only NBA championship, as team president and alternate governor on Monday.

Ujiri, 55, replaces Nico Harrison, who was fired as general manager in November following a 26-56 record in the 2025-26 season. The Mavericks announced that Ujiri will oversee all basketball operations, including roster construction, player personnel and scouting, while collaborating with team leadership on the franchise's long-term direction.

The move comes nearly a year after the Raptors parted ways with Ujiri in June 2025, with one season left on his contract. He had joined Toronto in 2013 as general manager and rose to president of basketball operations. Under his leadership, the Raptors selected players such as Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, signed Fred VanVleet as an undrafted free agent and acquired Kawhi Leonard in a 2018 trade with the San Antonio Spurs that sent DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Poeltl to San Antonio. Leonard's lone season in Toronto culminated in the 2019 NBA title.

Prior to Toronto, Ujiri served as director of global scouting for the Orlando Magic and advanced to assistant general...