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The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to hire Masai Ujiri …

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The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to hire Masai Ujiri as their team president and alternate governor, landing a lead basketball executive with proven champion experience after a six-month search process, sources told ESPN. Ujiri was the architect of the Toronto Raptors ' 2018-19 championship team, the highlight of his 15-year tenure as a lead basketball executive in the NBA. He also won the Executive of the Year award in 2012-13 with the Denver Nuggets .

A news conference with Mavs governor Patrick Dumont and Ujiri is planned for Tuesday in Dallas, sources said. ESPN This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to hire Masai Ujiri …