BREAKING: Why Masai Ujiri is EXACTLY Who the Dallas Mavericks Wanted to Lead Them
Masai Ujiri has been hired as the Dallas Mavericks’ new president of basketball operations, bringing a bold new era to the Mavs franchise. With NBA stars like Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving leading the way, this episode breaks down how the Mavericks are positioning themselves as serious contenders in the NBA.
Nick Angstadt reveals why Masai Ujiri is exactly who Dallas Mavericks ownership—including Patrick Dumont and maybe Mark Cuban—wanted to lead the front office, and what this means for the future of the Mavs. Hear how this move impacts head coach Jason Kidd, and what it signals for current and future stars like Cooper Flagg. The episode also discusses the decisions around trades, draft strategy, and the experiences Masai brings from his time with the Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets.
0:00 Why Masai Ujiri Was Hired
8:43 Masai’s Fit and Mavericks Ownership
11:40 Ujiri’s Career, Big Trades & Track Record
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Raptors fan – you got a great one, happy for the Mavs 🎉
He was the gm of the raptors
Can a Raptor fan tell us more about him? What great moves did he do besides Kawhi
The only person I would take over Masai is Sam Presti. We got IMO the second best GM in the NBA and didn’t have to give up any players or draft assets!!!
We’re starting to finally see Nico’s VISION come together
Nick deserves a raise. They sent my guy to UTAH, and had him do a show from Zion National park area
I’ve had to defend this hire basically all day it’s insane. I love it and expected everyone to
The moment Nick said Masai was gaining more power,I don't want that for my team Nico was like that , don't make me relive what Nico did to my team
They need an Architect. They need vison. They need someone who understands this fanbase.
This would be a funny skit if Nick can do shows at the most random locations
Magic/Pistons playoffs game ✅️
Grand Canyon ✅️
Masai has an eye for talent but has not really landed a big fish other than Kawhi when he was forcing his way out of San Antonio. Hopefully it'll be better this time around.
I just need him to please not trade Kyrie just yet 🙏🏾
i thought it was green screen slightly biased type beat
Dope setting for an emergency pod!!
Great hiring, love it. He's definitely still one of the very best and most respected executive in the league. He made some mistakes (like trading a lotto pick for Poltl, but he was already out of the door when he got extended last summer), nobody is perfect, I mean the almighty Presti won ZERO title with KD+RW+Harden+Ibaka
One of the very best and most respected executives out there in the NBA.
He made some mistakes, but who didn't? I mean, Presti won a grand total of ZERO title with KD/Russ/Harden/Ibaka.
Amazing hiring for the Mavs, we are moving into the right direction.
A trash ass Hiring lmaoo what did he do for raptors after? kwahi gave them that win he could not keep him there loool Trashhh Send this trash team to Las Vegas
No one can ever say Nick isn’t committed to the game
That’s near St. George. Red cliffs.
Yessssss been waiting hours for this video to come out! Love your work Nick! Let’s go Mavs!!!!! Great hire!
Amazing news. His track record speaks for itself.
Bro, they did a good job finding a experience GM to run the team now everyone needs to just sit back and let the GM do his job moving forward
Looks like Nick might be Moab
During Masai's era, the Raptors managed 46 playoff wins and 9 playoff series victories.
Pre Masai, the Raptors had 11 playoff wins, and 1 series victory.
"He was getting a little too much of a power over the Raptors" nervous laughter
From 13/14 to 24/25 Raptors were 545-419 (5th best record in the league in that span)
Prior to Ujiri taking the helm, Raptors franchise record was 581-847.
From laughing stock to perennial contender, that's an incredible turnaround.
Drafted Siakam, OG, Norm Powell, VanVleet with late picks. Drafted second-best player in the 2021 class with the #4 pick, he nailed the CMB pick.
Yeah he waited too much to sell but tbf owners didn't want to embrace a full rebuild.
these ad reads are disgusting
Keep up the great work Nick. One thing on his tenure in Denver. When he traded Melo, it wasn't that he thought it wasn't going to work, it was because Melo wanted to go to New York and was pressuring the front office to get him there. He was dealt a bad hand and still created a winning team after Melo.
Whoever says they left is lying because they still keep up with all Mavs media lol
Cuban was never alternate governer despite his bogus claims
Now this is the type of coverage I subscribe for….any time any place, we can count on Nick to pull over on the side of the road & do an episode!!😅
Utah is a bad city
First Nick I thank you for the dedication to our team. Bro’s outside with probably a basic set up just to drop the news. Big respect, this is why I watch everyday.
This is an awesome hire. Dude has built a championship team. He’s a proven winner. This is exactly what we need to complete our rebuild.
You in Kanab??
Best he can do is Coopa for Aye Tun for my Lay Kuhs 🔥
Hes TERRIBLE 😂.
Got very lucky both the Knicks and Spurs made mind numbing stupid trades
He can bring african talent though (Siakam has become a monster that nobody saw coming). But thats about it.
BRING LUKA BACK HOME!
you have internet out there?
how aggressive will Masai chase Giannis this summer given he’s frustrated at the Bucks again
Expectation: Sam Presti, Brad Stevens, Tim Connelly
Reality: Masai Ujiri
I could be completely wrong. But from what I see, we just made a "," big hire to bring our team to 30 wins next year. And who knows we might hit 35 the year after that, I really hope I'm wrong. I've been a mavericks fan since 89 and my life dont feel right when our team is a complete laughing stock.
This where Max was in Stranger Things .