Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri has been named NBA Executive of the Year for his outstanding leadership and strategic moves that led the team to a championship win. Ujiri, who was born in England and raised in Nigeria, is the only non-American to win the award. He was given the honor in 2013 as general manager of the Denver Nuggets. Ujiri took over the Toronto Raptors in 2013 and began a bold run, trading DeMar DeRozan to acquire Kawhi Leonard, who led the team to a championship win. The gamble paid off, as the Raptors won the championship in 2019. Ujiri has been instrumental in expanding sports throughout Africa, serving as the former director of the NBA's Basketball Without Borders program and co-founder of Zaria Group. He was named a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals advocate last year, giving him a powerful platform to promote global impact through sports.