Ujiri: Raptors need a ‘culture reset’ after being swept out of playoffs
TORONTO — A 51-win season and a second-round appearance in the post-season wasn’t good enough for Masai Ujiri.
And now the Toronto Raptors need a “culture reset,” the team president said, after a post-season that ended in a second-round sweep and saw them looking a “little wide-eyed” against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ujiri will spend the coming weeks evaluating all facets of the franchise, but what he knows right now is that the Raptors’ style of play, which got them to playoffs in four consecutive seasons, isn’t working anymore and needs to change. And he hopes that change comes with Kyle Lowry on board.
“It’s our job to try and get Kyle to come back and do it the best way that we possibly can,” Ujiri said. “We want him back, he has been a huge part of the success here.”