After one season, the Pistons have dismissed coach Monty Williams, who leaves with five years and $65 million-plus left on his deal, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
fired coach Monty Williams after one season, absorbing the remaining $65 million remaining on his contract, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
New Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon had been meeting regularly with Williams about the franchise's future since his hiring a month ago, but the decision to dismiss Williams was directed from the ownership level with Tom Gores, sources told ESPN.With the draft and free agency looming, Langdon will have an inopportune time to conduct a coaching search.
The Pistons tied an NBA record with 28-game regular-season losing streak and finished with a league-worst 14-68 record. The Pistons are 94-290 over the past five seasons, easily the worst in the league. Detroit was the third-youngest team in the league.Williams reached the NBA Finals as coach of the Suns in 2021-2022, completing a massive turnaround with a 64-18 regular season record. Williams was 194-115 in four seasons with the Suns and 173-221 in five seasons with the Pelicans that culminated with a playoff appearance.
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