Raptors president Masai Ujiri waves during the team's NBA Finals victory parade on June 17, 2019 in Toronto. Credit: Getty Images/Vaughn Ridley
Masai Ujiri: The Knicks have had Ujiri on their radar for a long time and with good reason. But acquiring the Raptors executive would require compensation with another year on his contract. And more than that, his success has been in player development as much as his moves and would require a clean slate and the freedom to run his own show -- something even Phil Jackson could not get. The biggest drawback might not be the compensation, but that he wouldn’t be able to deal with the Knicks, whom he repeatedly fleeced in trades.