$78.5 million for 6 years! Revealing Monti's new super contract: two firsts in history

Beijing time on June 1, former Suns coach Monty re-employed and signed a super coaching contract, according to the famous Shims report, Monty Williams and the Pistons reached a 6-year, $72 million contract extension, will become the new Pistons coach, the contract is expected to be officially finalized in the next few days, more insider exposure, Monti's contract can reach up to 8 years and 100 million US dollars; Woj followed up by reports that Monti has signed a six-year, $78.5 million contract with the Pistons, which is the largest coaching contract in history.

According to previous reports, Monty never wanted to be the Pistons head coach, but the Pistons were full of sincerity and finally impressed Monty with a super contract of up to 8 years and $100 million.

Monty and the Pistons signed a 6-year, $72 million super contract, with an average annual salary of $12 million, according to US media reports, Monty surpassed Popovich ($11.5 million) to become the highest-paid coach in NBA history.

James L. Edwards III followed up with reports that Monti's contract (plus bonus clause) could reach up to $100 million for 8 years, including team options for years 7 and 8; Pistons owners Tom Gores and Troy Weaver will stop at nothing to get a top coach.

At present, Monty and the Suns have 3 years and $21 million left on their original contracts, which was the fourth highest salary in the league, and now Monty has become the most expensive manager in league history, with an annual salary of more than $13 million, signing the largest coaching contract in history for 6 years and $78.5 million.

Compared to the 4-year $28.5 million of Rockets new coach Uduka, the Rockets' operation is simply robbery.

Monti spent four seasons with the Suns, posting a 194-115 record and a 27-19 playoff record.

In the 2020-21 season, Monty led the Suns to the Finals, winning two games before losing 4-2 to the Bucks. In the 2021-22 season, the Suns achieved a 64-18 record in the regular season, ranking first in the league and winning the head coach of the year; The Suns were eliminated by the Lone Rangers in the second round of the playoffs.

In the 22-23 season, the Suns successfully recruited Durant 8-for-2 before the trade deadline to create the ABCD Super Big Four, eliminated the Clippers 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs, but lost 2-4 to the Nuggets in the second round and was eliminated, and finally was fired by the Suns owner.

Now it seems that Monti really should thank the Suns for firing him, coaching a talented young team with an annual salary of tens of millions, a contract that is truly incredible.