The Detroit Pistons appear to be joining the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers in the coach market.
Head coach Monty Williams has been dismissed by the franchise after just one season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Williams, 52, was heavily pursued by Detroit prior to the 2023-24 season after the two-time NBA Coach of the Year planned to sit out the year to support his wife’s cancer diagnosis.
Instead, he accepted a lucrative six-year contract, of which five years and $65 million remain, to take the helm of a rebuilding squad.
Despite his pedigree, the Pistons hardly took a step forward under Williams. Detroit finished with a league-worst 14-68 record while setting the single-season record for consecutive losses at 28.
The news comes just over two weeks after the Pistons front office — under new president Trajan Langdon — let go of former general manager Troy Weaver.
It’s a new era in Detroit…again.