Former Suns executive David Griffin turned down the Nuggets' offer to be their new general manager, according to sources.

Denver is expected to pursue Masai Ujiri, director of global scouting for Toronto.

Ujiri spent four years as the Nuggets' director of international scouting before joining the Raptors.

Griffin reportedly turned down the offer because it wasn't near the $1 million median salary for recently hired general managers like Cleveland's Chris Grant, Dell Demps of New Orleans and Portland's Rich Cho.