Live broadcast, June 1st according to The Athletic reporter James L. Edwards III and Shams Charania jointly reported that many sources revealed that Monty Williams and the piston reached an agreement on a 6-year essential terms of contract of 72 million dollars, and he would become the new coach of Detroit team, the contract will be finalized in the next few days.
The two reporters later updated the report. Several sources revealed that Monti’s contract was US $78.5 million for 6 years, and there were similar reports on ESPN celebrity Woj.
James L. Edwards III followed up with reports that several sources revealed that Monti’s contract (plus reward terms) could reach up to $0.1 billion, including team options for years 7 and 8.
Monti, 51 years old, once served as a teaching assistant in blazers, pelicans, Thunder and 76 people, and then taught in the sun for 4 seasons, with a record of 194 wins and 115 losses in the regular season, the playoffs were 27-19.
In 2021, Monti led the Sun to the finals and was reversed by the Bucks in four consecutive rounds with a 2-0 lead. Last season, Sun achieved a record of 64 wins and 18 losses in the regular season, ranking first in the league, and Monti was elected the NBA Coach of the year. In addition, Monti also won the coach of the Year awarded by the coach Association in 2021and 2022.
Monti’s original contract in the sun has 3 years left, worth more than 20 million dollars.