The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a record-breaking deal with Monty Williams to be the franchise’s new head coach
The deal is for six years, $78.5 million, making it the largest coaching deal in NBA history, sources told Wojnarowski. The deal has team options for years seven and eight and could reach close to $100 million in incentives, league sources told The Athletic. CNN has reached out to the Detroit Pistons for comment but did not immediately hear back. Williams was fired by the Phoenix Suns earlier in May after a disappointing run in the playoffs.
In his time with the Suns, Williams compiled a 194-115 regular season record in four years and won the NBA’s Coach of the Year award last season after the Suns won 64 regular-season games. Williams replaces Dwayne Casey at the Pistons, who stepped down as head coach following the season to take a front-office role in Detroit. In five seasons with the team, Casey complied a 121-263 record and helped lead Detroit to the playoffs once in 2018-2019.
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