Toronto Raptors President and Vice Chairman Masai Ujiri is one of the NBA’s most sought-after executives. He has built this franchise into a world-renowned place for players and staff alike to build basketball careers. Ujiri is also the reason the Raptors were able to win a championship — his move to bring Kawhi Leonard to Toronto was the perfect finishing puzzle piece to the Raptors’ winning team.
He’s also a global ambassador of the game, helping bring basketball to millions worldwide through Giants of Africa. You rarely get a high-level NBA executive who brings a mixture of business savvy and humanity to a league that sometimes feels like it’s drowning in the throes of capitalism.