Draymond congratulates Monty Williams on being fired from the Pistons originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Draymond Green doesn’t have much sympathy for former Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams.
And for good reason.
Detroit fired Williams following the team’s worst 14-68 2023-24 season in the NBA, a year after the 52-year-old signed a record six-year, $78.5 million contract to become the Pistons’ head coach. .
The Warriors forward discussed Williams’ firing on the latest episode of “The Draymond Green show,” where he tried to understand Detroit’s decision.
“They signed him to an all-time contract in NBA history and fired him the next year,” Green said. “They didn’t even give him a chance to really build what they thought he could build when they signed him for six years.”
“You sign someone to a six-year contract and you can’t think that in the first year everything will change. You need time to instill culture. Culture is not built overnight.”
The Pistons will pay Williams approximately $65 million over the next five years to not coach the team, which Green believes is a very comfortable position for Williams to occupy.
“Congratulations to Monty Williams on being fired from the Detroit Pistons after just one season,” Green added. “He can go home, be with his family and still make $65 million over the next five years while he’s not coaching the Pistons. How crazy is that?
A blessing in disguise?
