Masai Ujiri might have interest in leaving the Toronto Raptors for the New York Knicks, but some around the NBA don't believe that's a good idea.

According to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report, influential voices in the NBA have strongly advised Ujiri not to take the Knicks job if owner James Dolan fires Steve Mills and offers Ujiri the president role.

Influential voices in the NBA have strongly advised Ujiri not to take the job, if it's ever offered, sources say. But those same sources say Ujiri might do it anyway, if the money is right, if he's granted the necessary autonomy and if Dolan funds Giants of Africa as generously as the Raptors ownership group has.

The Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale on Friday. They have the worst record in the East and Mills and GM Scott Perry don't appear to know what they are doing.

After missing out on stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency, the Knicks used their cap space on Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, Taj Gibson, Marcus Morris, Wayne Ellington, Elfrid Payton and Reggie Bullock. That’s a lot of power forwards on one team and guys who don’t really move the needle.

No wonder Kristaps Porzingis requested a trade from the Knicks. He could see things weren’t going to get better even after Phil Jackson was let go and Carmelo Anthony was traded.

Ujiri should think long and hard about this decision. He has a good thing going with the Raptors.