On June 1, Beijing time, according to ESPN and other media reports, Monty Williams and the Pistons signed a sky-high coaching contract: 6 years 78.5 million US dollars. Why blockbuster signing? Because this is the largest coaching contract in NBA history! Famous managers such as Phil Jackson and Popovich have never won such a big contract.
You think that's the end of it? According to TA reporter James L. Edwards III, Monti's contract includes 7th and 8th year team options, with a total amount of $100 million. That's right, $100 million in 8 years, and the other team managers in the league are crying. PS: Monty's original contract with the Suns has 3 years and $21 million left.
The annual salary of 5 million to 10 million US dollars is the normal salary level of an NBA head coach. And coaching contracts are generally signed for 3-5 years, when have you seen coaches who directly sign 8-year contracts? Then again, Monty just got a new job with the Pistons after classes from the Sun, and he had to give up his original salary, and the Pistons were also compensating him.
As early as May 25, the Pistons offered Monty an offer contract with an annual salary of 10 million, but Monty refused. If he chooses to take a year off, he can still get paid from the sun. Monty could get $7 million for a year off when he went home, but coaching the Pistons would have to give up $7 million. That is, work for one more year and earn 3 million more.
The Pistons did not die, and in the past week, they have been raising their offers and offering a 6-8 year contract, which finally impressed Monti. The sect leader remembered the words: I'm sorry, they gave too much. Monty's salary next season (13.08 million) is already first in the league, Popovich is second in the league with 13 million, and Kerr is third with 9.5 million.
This season, the Pistons were 17-65 and the worst in the league, and only the No. 5 pick was drawn in the draw. In the last four seasons, the Pistons have a record of 80-222, the only team in the league with fewer than 100 wins. The last time the Pistons won a playoff game was on May 26, 2008, a full 15 years ago.
Monty was born October 8, 1971, the 24th pick in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft and played in 456 regular season games , averaging 6.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting 48.1 percent from the field. Monti retired in 2003 due to injury and joined the Blazers coaching staff in 2005 as an assistant coach. In 2010, Monty became Hornets manager.
Monty spent five seasons with the Hornets, winning 173 and losing 221 in the regular season and making the playoffs twice, both in the first round. After leaving classes from the Hornets, Monty moved to Philadelphia as an assistant coach, and in 2019 Monty became the head coach of the Suns. He coached the Suns for four years, winning 194-115 in the regular season and 27-19 in the playoffs.
This season, the Suns formed the Big Four and thought they could go further, but the team was out in the second round. On May 14 this year, Mat Ishbia, the new owner of the Suns, directly ordered Monty to be fired. The current shortlist of new Suns coaches has narrowed down to three: former 76ers coach Rivers, former Lakers coach Vogel, and Suns assistant coach Kevin Young.
Monty was fortunate to succeed in re-employment less than half a month after class. His regular-season win percentage of 52.2 percent with the Hornets and Suns isn't great, but it's far better than the bottom of the Pistons league. Then again, the game is still played by the players, and even if Monti's coaching level is high, the team configuration is not good, it is still difficult to win.
Wiseman + Bagley + Cunningham, two top picks in one title, plus this year's No. 5 pick, the Pistons have no shortage of talent. Final question: Do you think Monty is worth tens of millions of annual salaries? Can he change this Piston?