The period of “unemployment” of Monty Williams is already over. The Pistons have just made it official in a press release the recruitment of the technician, thanked after the elimination in the playoffs of the Suns. His introductory press conference is due to take place next week.
” I couldn’t be prouder to have Monty join us at this important time to lead us into the next decade of our future. He embodies all the qualities we expect in a leader for our Pistons franchise and, most importantly, a teacher and mentor for our players. He will impact every aspect of our franchise, on and off the pitch. “, already imagines the owner of the Pistons, Tom Gores.
The latter considers that the coach has found ” a unique balance between winning at the highest level and the culture of growth, development and inspiration “.
“ This is a huge victory for us “, Welcomes the leader who therefore mentioned a long-term partnership with Monty Williams, without the amount of his contract being mentioned. ESPN reported earlier that it would be a monstrous $78.5 million offer over six years. With the team’s bonuses and options in its seventh and eighth years, the total could even reach $100 million!
“Discipline, defense and development”
Such an amount necessarily had to play to convince him, in addition to the sports project. “ A week ago, I wasn’t sure what the future held for me. But after talking to Tom and Troy (Weaver, the GM), I was excited about their vision for the future of the Pistons. They had a thoughtful plan and I really appreciated the importance they placed on the human side of the business. They showed great consideration for me and my family throughout this process. “, Appreciates the coach.
Dwane Casey’s replacement sees in his arrival in Michigan ” a great opportunity to help a talented young team and build a strong culture here in Detroit “, an environment ” special with deep basketball history “, but who has only had two eliminations in the first round of the playoffs in the past 14 years.
For his part, Troy Weaver, surprised that Monty Williams was still available at the heart of the recruitment process, describes the coach as ” ideal prototype for our young team. […] When we embarked on this research, we wanted a coachee focused on discipline, defense and development. His abilities, his experience and his philosophy meet all these requirements. He shows great strength of character and great conviction. He will be a great leader and mentor to our young core. »
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| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 59 | 32.1 | 48.8 | 41.1 | 88.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| Cade Cunningham | 12 | 33.4 | 41.5 | 27.9 | 83.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 19.9 |
| Jaden Ivey | 74 | 31.1 | 41.6 | 34.3 | 74.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 16.3 |
| Saddiq Bey | 52 | 28.8 | 40.4 | 34.5 | 86.1 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 14.8 |
| Alec Burks | 51 | 22.0 | 43.6 | 41.4 | 81.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 12.8 |
| James Wiseman | 24 | 25.2 | 53.1 | 16.7 | 71.2 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 12.7 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 42 | 23.6 | 52.9 | 28.8 | 75.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 12.0 |
| Isaiah Stewart II | 50 | 28.3 | 44.2 | 32.7 | 73.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 11.3 |
| Killian Hayes | 76 | 28.3 | 37.7 | 28.0 | 82.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 10.3 |
| Eugene Omoruyi | 17 | 21.9 | 42.5 | 29.3 | 72.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 9.7 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 56 | 17.8 | 57.3 | 23.8 | 58.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 9.3 |
| Jalen Duren | 67 | 24.9 | 64.8 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 9.1 |
| Rj Hampton | 21 | 18.5 | 42.3 | 36.5 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| Cory Joseph | 62 | 19.8 | 42.7 | 38.9 | 79.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| Isaiah Livers | 52 | 23.0 | 41.7 | 36.5 | 82.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| Rodney McGruder | 32 | 16.4 | 40.8 | 42.3 | 81.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Kevin Knox | 42 | 14.1 | 46.9 | 37.1 | 78.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| Jared Rhoden | 14 | 14.1 | 38.6 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| Nerlens Noel | 14 | 10.8 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Stanley Umude | 1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Buddy Boeheim | 10 | 9.0 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Braxton Key | 3 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
