After almost 2 months of browsing, the Detroit Pistons linked on their house run swing to address their uninhabited head coach position.
Former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams is anticipated to indication a agreement with the Pistons worth north of $10 million everyyear within the next coupleof days, a source with understanding of the offer informed the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday night. The incentive-laden offer will make Williams, the 2022 NBA Coach of the Year, one of the NBA’s highest-paid coaches.
ESPN reports the offer is for 6 years and $78.5 million, which would make him the highest-paid coach in NBA history. The Athletic reports there are group alternatives for a seventh and 8th year, and rewards that might boost the offer to $100 million.
The Pistons atfirst made contact with Williams 2 weeks ago after the NBA draft lotterygame, however sources state he turned the group down and planned to take a year off. But the Pistons stayed interested, and ultimately returned to the table with Williams in current days with a huge deal.
Williams is seen internally as a house run hire following his period in Phoenix, throughout which he was the NBA’s winningest coach giventhat 2021 and assembled a 194-115 record after taking over a Suns group at the tail end of a restore.
The Pistons, equipped with young skill and armed with around $30 million in cap area and the 5th general choice in this year’s draft, are looking to turn the corner next season following 3 years of restoring.
But hiring Williams is a pivot away from Detroit’s preliminary 3 finalists — Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee, New Orleans Pelicans assistant Jarron Collins and previous UConn males’s basketball head coach Kevin Ollie. All 3 prospects spokewith with group owner Tom Gores in Los Angeles earlier in May.
Ultimately, Williams’ shown success on the court and trackrecord as a leader was too attracting for the Pistons to pass on.
Williams is the Pistons’ 3rd straight coach with comprehensive experience as an NBA head coach. Dwane Casey ended his training period after 5 y