Draymond congratulates Monty Williams for being fired by Pistons initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space
Draymond Inexperienced would not have a lot sympathy for former Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams.
And for good motive.
Detroit fired Williams after the crew’s NBA-worst 14-68 2023-24 season, one 12 months after the 52-year-old coach inked a then-record six-year, $78.5 million contract to develop into the Pistons coach.
The Warriors ahead mentioned Williams’ firing on the newest episode of “The Draymond Inexperienced Present,” the place he tried to make sense of Detroit’s choice.
“They employed him for an all-time contract in NBA historical past and fired him the subsequent 12 months,” Inexperienced stated. “They did not even give him an opportunity to truly construct what they thought he might construct after they employed him for six years.”
“You signal somebody to a six-year contract, you’ll be able to’t presumably assume that in 12 months one, every little thing will change. You want time to instill tradition. Tradition is not constructed in a single day.”
The Pistons can pay Williams roughly $65 million over the subsequent 5 years to not coach the crew, which Inexperienced believes is a fairly snug place for Williams to be in.
“Congratulations to Monty Williams on getting fired by the Detroit Pistons after only one season,” Inexperienced added. “He will get to go house, be together with his household, and nonetheless pull in $65 million over the subsequent 5 years whereas not teaching the Pistons. How loopy is that?”
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