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 cause.
Detroit fired Williams after the staff’s NBA-worst file (14-68) within the 2023-24 season, one yr after the 52-year-old coach inked a then-record six-year, $78.5 million contract to turn into the Pistons coach.
The Warriors ahead mentioned Williams’ firing on the most recent episode of “The Draymond Inexperienced Present,” the place he tried to make sense of Detroit’s resolution.
“They employed him for an all-time contract in NBA historical past and fired him the subsequent yr,” Inexperienced mentioned. “They did not even give him an opportunity to really construct what they thought he might construct once they employed him for six years.”
“You signal somebody to a six-year contract, you possibly can’t probably assume that in yr one, the whole lot 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 staff, which Inexperienced believes is a reasonably comfy 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 along 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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