Monty Williams has agreed to coach the Detroit Pistons, inking a six-year contract that’s worth $78.5 million.
Williams will become the NBA’s highest-paid coach, even though he’s never won a championship. Williams guided the Phoenix Suns to a berth in the 2021 NBA Finals where they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Pistons missed the playoffs in four consecutive seasons. They finished dead last in the Eastern Conference twice in the last three seasons and haven’t posted a winning season since 2015-16. The Pistons haven’t won a playoff series since the 2007-08 season. They qualified for the playoffs three times since then, but were eliminated in the opening round each time.
After winning the NBA Central Division title six times in seven seasons at the start of the new millennium, the Pistons haven’t claimed a division crown in 15 years.
Williams will become the NBA’s highest-paid coach, even though he’s never won a championship. Williams guided the Phoenix Suns to a berth in the 2021 NBA Finals where they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Pistons missed the playoffs in four consecutive seasons. They finished dead last in the Eastern Conference twice in the last three seasons and haven’t posted a winning season since 2015-16. The Pistons haven’t won a playoff series since the 2007-08 season. They qualified for the playoffs three times since then, but were eliminated in the opening round each time.
After winning the NBA Central Division title six times in seven seasons at the start of the new millennium, the Pistons haven’t claimed a division crown in 15 years.