Mavericks Hire Champion Executive Masai Ujiri To Replace Nico Harrison

“Masai Ujiri is one of the great basketball leaders of this generation and his addition to our franchise is a critical step in meeting our goals,” Dumont said in a release. “We are honored to have him join the Mavs family. We welcome his energy and determination along with his leadership, experience and many accomplishments as a basketball executive.”

Ujiri served as Raptors GM from 2013 to 2025, following a stint in the same role with the Nuggets from 2010 to 2013. He recently became a part-owner in the WNBA’s Tempo, one of the league’s two new expansion franchises that will start play this month. He did not work in the NBA this past season.

In 2003, Ujiri started a nonprofit called Giants of Africa, which holds camps and basketball clinics across 12 African countries. Ujiri was born in England, but has Nigerian and Kenyan parents.

The 55-year-old inherits a Mavericks roster that is rebuilding around Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg after Harrison’s vision post-Dončić failed due to injuries to Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, the latter of whom was the prized return from the Lakers.

The Mavericks’ front office was co-operated by Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi after Harrison was fired. Both men interviewed for the top job, and their futures with the organization will be determined after a meeting with Ujiri, ESPN reports.

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