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Mavericks Unlikely to Lure Masai Ujiri's Former GM for New Role

Dallas Mavericks On SI·Austin Veazey·25 days ago
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The Dallas Mavericks sent shockwaves around the NBA this week when they hired Masai Ujiri to be the Team President and Alternate Governor. After winning a championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and Executive of the Year with the Denver Nuggets in 2013, Ujiri was arguably the most accomplished lead executive on the market, and the Mavs swung big by landing him. Although Ujiri will be at the top of the food chain for basketball operations, the Mavericks are still expected to add a general manager underneath him. A few names are expected to be considered, but it's unlikely to be Bobby Webster, the general manager of the Toronto Raptors, who was under Ujiri previously. "At least one source speculated that [Ujiri] might try to hire Webster as his general manager in Dallas. Multiple sources I spoke with ruled that out almost instantly, on two grounds," SportsNet 's Michael Grange reported.…

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