The courtside chats are teammates are over for head coach George Karl and general manager Masai Ujiri, the NBA Executive of the Year. Ujiri, who served as assistant GM in Toronto before accepting the Nuggets’ job, is returning to the Raptors to run their basketball operations.

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The courtside chats are teammates are over for head coach George Karl and general manager Masai Ujiri, the NBA Executive of the Year. Ujiri, who served as assistant GM in Toronto before accepting the Nuggets’ job, is returning to the Raptors to run their basketball operations.

Jack Dempsey/Associated Press file photo

Masai Ujiri is leaving Denver to take over the basketball operations for the Toronto Raptors.

A person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Friday that the NBA’s executive of the year has agreed to a deal with the Raptors. The person requested anonymity because the deal has not officially been announced.

The 42-year-old Ujiri has been hailed as one of the rising stars among NBA executives thanks to his deft handling of the Carmelo Anthony trade to New York and his ability to assemble a relatively starless roster that still managed to be a formidable contender in the Western Conference.

Ujiri will be returning to Toronto. He was the assistant GM for the Raptors before leaving for the Nuggets.

Yahoo Sports first reported the deal.