The Detroit Pistons’ coaching search appeared to be nearing its end one month ago. They flew three finalists — Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee, former UConn coach Kevin Ollie and New Orleans Pelicans assistant Jarron Collins — to Los Angeles to meet with team owner Tom Gores. But the Pistons remained patient and ultimately agreed
The Detroit Pistons got a good one in hiring coach Monty Williams. This might seem inconsistent, since I’m the guy who said Phoenix should fire him after that debacle of a loss to the Denver Nuggets a few weeks ago. But that wasn’t because Williams was a bad coach, it’s because he was a bad
The Detroit Pistons waited nearly six weeks to settle on a new coach — but when they did, they went big, landing former Phoenix and New Orleans boss Monty Williams for a “historically lucrative” deal: $78.5 million over six seasons, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. That $13.1 million average annual value would make him the
Monty Williams is getting a mega contract to coach the Pistons for the foreseeable future. He’s exactly the kind of coach this rebuilding team needs. According to Shams Charania, the Detroit Pistons have hired Monty Williams with a very lucrative contract to coach their team. His deal is reportedly for $72 million over six years
Monty Williams gave a eulogy at his wife’s funeral and forgave the driver that killed her. He asked his fellow mourners to pray for the driver’s family, because they lost a loved one, too. “We cannot serve the Lord if we don’t have a heart of forgiveness,” he said. “That family didn’t wake up wanting
Join Wes and I tonight from 8 pm E.T with this week’s special guest — Detroit Bad Boys Staff Writer and Co-Host of the Pistons Pulse Podcast — Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops)! We’ve got plenty of Detroit Pistons and offseason items to discuss on this week’s live stream, we’ll hit on: Monty Williams’s appointment as Head
Monty Williams will soon be the newest member of the Detroit Pistons. Team owner Tom Gores seemingly would not be denied, and we learned late Wednesday night that the team would be hiring Williams as its next head coach. The reported details of the contract are staggering. According to ESPN, it’s for six years and
The news that the Pistons had agreed to terms with Monty Williams to become their new head coach spread quickly on social media. The initial thought was that Williams, who was fired by the Phoenix Suns after their second-round playoff exit, would take a year off from coaching. Instead, Williams, whom the Suns owed $21
It appears that the Pistons, who’ve gone nearly two months without a head coach, have finally found their man. The Pistons are expected to hire former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News on Wednesday night. The deal is for six years and $78.5 million, which instantly makes Williams
There is no salary cap for coaches in the NBA. There’s really no limit to a billionaire’s budget, either. So once Monty Williams was available, the Pistons almost had no choice but to make it worth the wait. And Tom Gores & Co. are betting big that it will be now, as a deal to
Detroit — He turned the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans into a playoff team during his first stint as a head coach. He transformed a 19-win Phoenix Suns team into a championship contender. Now, Monty Williams will try to restore the Pistons back to their winning ways. The Pistons are expected to hire 51-year-old former Coach of
After nearly two months of searching, the Detroit Pistons connected on their home run swing to address their vacant head coach position. Former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams is expected to sign a contract with the Pistons worth north of $10 million annually within the next few days, a source with knowledge of the deal
The Detroit Pistons finally, it seems, have a new head coach. It took a historically lucrative contract offer for the Pistons to convince Monty Williams to accept the job as coach, after the Pistons’ search hit a quagmire seven weeks after the job opened. Charles Lee and Kevin Ollie were the two finalists, before Pistons
In the end, the Detroit Pistons got their man after all. It just took over a month and one of the largest coaching contracts in NBA history to get it done. The Athletic reported on Wednesday night that Monty Williams, the 2022 NBA Coach of the Year with the Phoenix Suns, agreed in principle to