'Business continues as usual': Raptors president Masai Ujiri says there are no issues with Edward Rogers | CBC Sports LoadedToronto Raptors team president Masai Ujiri tried to lay to rest rumours that he has friction with Edward Rogers, the executive chair of Rogers Communications, Inc.Raptors President Masai Ujiri spoke to the media in Toronto on Monday during the team's media day before their pre-season training camp began.
"From when that went on, we moved on. Everybody moves on. You have tough negotiations with everything we do. That's the nature of my job." "In terms of Larry Tanenbaum, he's always been a mentor. He'll always be a mentor," said Ujiri. "These guys have treated me with respect here. They've treated me well."
"It's really hard to believe. It's hard for us to be without that guy," said a visibluy upset Ujiri. "You have no idea what Dikembe Mutombo meant to me. Wow. It's a tough one. "A lot of the time, from the street, you cannot see what's going on. You cannot see the results very quickly. But those are the most important steps we're going to be making right now."
Rajakovic said that when the Raptors rebuild gets to the more apparent features of his metaphor like putting up walls, a roof, and windows, it will be thanks to work behind the scenes. "I don't want them to talk about rebuilding — that's me," said Ujiri. "They should be talking about winning and they should be talking about playing and competing."Raptors sign back-up guard Jared Rhoden, who spent last season with Pistons