Detroit Pistons Sign Monty Williams, Making Him the Highest Paid Coach in NBA History

After a 2022-2023 season that left little for positive analysis, with a record of 17-65, the Detroit Pistons and his former coach, Dwane Casey, parted ways. Now, the Michigan franchise seeks to define his successor on the bench and according to Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski, they have already agreed upon the arrival of Monty Williams.

The link would be finalized in the coming days and will be of Historic proportions: six seasons and $78 million that will transform Williams into the highest paid coach of all time in the NBA.

But there is even more: according to Charania, there are incentives that could extend the bond for eight seasons and raise the figure to 100 million dollars.

It is clear that to convince a coach of the caliber of Williams, beyond his recent firing from the SunsDetroit had to make a offer irrechazable. And it is that the situation of the franchise is far from seductive for a coach used to being in the foreground with Phoenix (He played in the Finals in 2021).

The Pistons have a young core led by Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren to which must be added the fifth pick of the 2023 Draftwith which they could incorporate players like Cam Whitmore, Ausar Thompson o Jarace Walker.

Still, they seem a long way from being a franchise that can put up a fight in the East, so it makes sense to make a long term bet (6 to 8 years old) by a coach who has already shown himself to be very capable when it comes to leading young teams.