JULY 27: The extension is official, the Suns announced (via Twitter).
JULY 23: The Suns and Monty Williams, the NBA’s reigning Coach of the Year, have agreed on a long-term contract extension, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Williams had two years left on his original five-year contract. He’ll have several more years added to that deal.
Williams was the head coach in New Orleans from 2010-15 and the Pelicans won just two playoff games during that time. Williams was chosen as Phoenix’s head coach after an assistant coaching stint with Philadelphia.
Williams has emerged as one of the league’s premier head coaches. Phoenix reached the 2021 NBA Finals and won a franchise record 64 regular-season victories last season. The Suns, who recently matched Indiana’s offer sheet for center Deandre Ayton, should continue to be a contender for years to come behind All-Star Devin Booker.
Overall, Williams has gone 149-78 (.656) in his three seasons with Phoenix.
Is Williams a top-10 playoffs coach in the nba?
8 current coaches have rings?
Who is the best of the four?
Tom Thib
Mike Brown
Williams
Casey
Maybe? He’s definitely not much higher, though, not with his lack of regular season foresight and rather rigid rotations during the playoffs. And whatever he let fester during lack season’s epic collapse, culminating in one of the worst Game 7s you’ll ever see effort-wise, shouldn’t be discounted.
I’d definitely put him above the guys below regardless.
He has done a good job in Phx. This season could be challenging…
Good luck Ayton. Monty is going to want you to guard the other teams PG and others in this horrible switching weak defense and no man to man or stay with your assignment defense. He will have Paul in the paint grabbing a centers jersey while booker is talking $&!+ out there. The NBA is so weak defensively today
Huh?