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DETROIT, June 20, 2024 ~ Just one year after signing him to a $78.5 million contract, the Detroit Pistons fired head coach Monty Williams, the team announced Wednesday.
The team still has $65 million to pay out to Williams from the then-record-breaking deal made with him last year. This announcement came after the Pistons had the worst performance in the league this past season with a 14-68 won-loss record.
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June 20, 2024 ~ The Detroit Pistons fired head coach Monty Williams, just one season into the six-year, $78.5 million contract that made him the highest-paid coach in NBA history. Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with Detroit News sports editor Rod Beard about the failures under Tom Gores‘ regime. Photo: Brian Bradshaw Sevald ~ USA Today Network
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