Jaden Ivey, who has been sidelined since January 1 with a broken left fibula, is taking part in “a progression of basketball shooting and skill work” in addition to ongoing reconditioning and strength exercises, the Pistons announced (Twitter link).
Ty Jerome’s Suns stint was forgettable but his words aren’t. Sometimes, a passing comment on a podcast might not seem significant. Words can slip, meanings can blur, and in the flow of conversation, intent can be lost.
From struggling to find his way as a rookie on the Phoenix Suns, to staking his claim as one of the league’s best sixth men with the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, Ty Jerome hopped on the latest Ryen Russillo Podcast to reveal that he didn’t exactly get along with then Phoenix coach Monty Williams.
It was just last season that the Detroit Pistons lost 28 games in a row. That is the longest losing streak within a single season in NBA history. Detroit’s 14-68 record was their worst in team history, and Monty Williams was fired after just one year as the team’s head coach.
A season after firing Monty Williams, the Detroit Pistons’ growing pains continue as they opened their 2024-2025 season against the Indiana Pacers. While the young Pistons squad faced a challenge against a conference contender, their apparent immaturity also played against them.
Monty Williams has opted not to return to another NBA team this season as head coach, as Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports that he has accepted the head coaching position at TMI Episcopal prep school in San Antonio.
Monty Williams will be a head coach after all this season, just not in the pro or college ranks. Williams has accepted the head coaching job at TMI Episcopal prep school in San Antonio, where he will coach his son Elijah, NBA insider Chris Haynes tweets.
The third winningest coach in Suns franchise history is coaching once again. It appears that it’s the season of talking about former Phoenix Suns players, and now we can add coaches to the list.
As the 2023-2024 NBA season concluded, it was evident the Detroit Pistons had to make some major changes. Many fans have questioned Monty Williams’ status as the head coach.
At this point in time, the bar for the Detroit Pistons is low. After winning just 17 games two seasons ago, the Monty Williams era started off with a shocking regression as the Pistons followed-up with a 14-win season.
The Detroit Pistons have hired J.B. Bickerstaff as their next head coach, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 45-year-old will sign a five-year deal with the Pistons, Wojnarowski adds.
Following a disappointing 2023-2024 NBA season, the Detroit Pistons prioritized making major changes at the top of the front office, which has left many questioning whether that will trickle down to the coaching staff or not.
The Detroit Pistons have undergone some significant organizational changes this offseason but are expected to retain Monty Williams as their head coach for the upcoming NBA season.
Longtime Pelicans assistant Fred Vinson is leaving New Orleans after 14 years with the organization and will join Monty Williams‘ coaching staff with the Pistons.
Many Detroit Pistons fans thought that the team would trend upward after the franchise hired Monty Williams as head coach in 2023. After all, he’s a former Coach of the Year winner when he was still with the Phoenix Suns, whom he led to an NBA Finals appearance in 2021.
According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, Monty Williams is not open to a buyout with the Detroit Pistons. Williams signed a six-year, $78.5 million contract with the Pistons.
Is Monty Williams’ seat already heating up in Detroit? A list put together by CBS Sports believes that the Detroit Pistons head coach is the leader in the NBA’s hot seat sector.
Two weeks after narrowly losing a game in Houston following a blown last-second call, the Knicks benefited from a missed call late in a two-point home victory over Detroit on Monday. To say the Pistons were displeased would be an understatement.
For the first time, Monty Williams coached an NBA game at Footprint Center against the Phoenix Suns as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.