Ujiri’s new deal inspires confidence as Raptors transition to new era. JLew1050 has more:
“Guys, the overall goal in the NBA is to win a championship,” Masai Ujiri, the Toronto Raptors’ newly hired general manager, exclaimed at his introductory press conference on the concourse of what was then the Air Canada Centre back in the summer of 2013.
You wanted desperately to believe it could happen, but that’s where your heart and head likely diverged. His new contract – which is expected to make him the highest paid executive in league history, worth north of $10 million annually, according to league sources – also comes with a new title, vice-chairman and team president.
It’s unclear what took so long. It’s not like Ujiri needed any more leverage, given his profile, his standing within Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, and ownership’s considerable resources. One of his stated goals was to take care of his front office staff before negotiating his own deal, a box that got checked off with the extension for general manager Bobby Webster in February.
It’s a familiar message, and one that’s hard not to take seriously. There’s a credibility to it that wasn’t there eight years ago.
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