The Detroit Pistons fired coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after just one season that ended with an NBA-worst 14-68 record.
FILE - Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams yells to his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Dallas. Decisions like these are difficult to make, and I want to thank Monty for his hard work and dedication," Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. "Coaching has many dynamic challenges that emerge during a season and Monty always handled those with grace.
The firing continues a wildly strange run for Williams. In 2021, as coach of the Suns, he went to the NBA Finals, where Phoenix led 2-0 before falling in six games to Milwaukee. In 2022, he was the NBA's coach of the year in runaway voting. In 2023, the Suns fired him and now, in 2024, the Pistons have done the same.
This was, by any measure, a disaster of a season for the Pistons. They started 2-1 and didn't win another game for the next two months. The vacancy in Detroit is the third active one in the NBA, with Cleveland and the Los Angeles Lakers still seeking coaches. The Pistons' move comes a week before the start of the NBA draft, with Detroit set to make the fifth overall pick on June 26 — someone that should be able to further enhance a young core led by Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren.
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