Timeline Masai Ujiri

Basketball executive raised in Zaria, Nigeria, who built the Toronto Raptors team that won the 2019 NBA title. He founded Giants of Africa and later became president of the Dallas Mavericks.

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1970 Masai Ujiri born in Bournemouth Masai Ujiri is born in Bournemouth, England, to Nigerian and Kenyan parents and grows up in Zaria, Nigeria.
1991 Masai Ujiri plays professionally in Europe Ujiri plays in England, Belgium and Finland for more than a decade.
2002 Masai Ujiri becomes an NBA scout Ujiri scouts unpaid for Orlando, then for Denver.
2003 Masai Ujiri founds Giants of Africa Ujiri starts basketball camps for young Africans.
2008 Masai Ujiri joins the Raptors Ujiri becomes Toronto's assistant general manager.
2010 Masai Ujiri becomes Nuggets GM Ujiri is the first African-born general manager of a major US team.
2013 Masai Ujiri named Executive of the Year Ujiri is the first non-American to win the award.
2013 Masai Ujiri takes over the Raptors Toronto hire Ujiri as general manager.
2016 Masai Ujiri becomes Raptors president Ujiri takes charge of basketball operations.
2018 Masai Ujiri trades for Kawhi Leonard Ujiri trades fan favourite DeMar DeRozan for Leonard.
2019 Masai Ujiri's Raptors win the NBA title Toronto beat Golden State for their first championship.
2025 Masai Ujiri leaves the Raptors Ujiri and the team part ways after 12 years.
2026 Masai Ujiri invests in the Toronto Tempo Ujiri joins the ownership of the new WNBA team.
2026 Masai Ujiri named Mavericks president Dallas hire Ujiri as team president.