Cut by the Suns when he still had three years left on his contract, Monty Williams chose to take a step back from his family. Except that the former Phoenix coach will have to leave his phone on since The Athletic reports that he is on the shelves of all teams without a coach. Except of course the Suns.
Thus, the Bucks would see him succeed Mike Budenholzer, but the 2021 champions will not be the only ones on his trail. The Raptors and even the Pistons now have him in their sights, now that he is free! In Toronto, we have already met Becky Hammon and Sergio Scariolo, and we spoke with JJ Redick, but the dismissal of Williams changes the situation.
Ditto in Detroit where the management had identified three finalists (Charles Lee, Kevin Ollie and Jarron Collins), but Monty Williams is one of the best technicians available, and he knows very well Troy Weaver, the GM of the Pistons, since they crossed paths at OKC.
To these three formations, it will probably be necessary to add the Sixers if they were to separate from Doc Rivers… But we are not there yet.
