Draymond Green doesn't have much sympathy for former Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams.
And for good reason.
Detroit fired Williams after the team's NBA-worst record (14-68) in the 2023-24 season, one year after the 52-year-old coach inked a then-record six-year, $78.5 million contract to become the Pistons coach.
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The Warriors forward discussed Williams' firing on the latest episode of "The Draymond Green Show," where he tried to make sense of Detroit's decision.
“They hired him for an all-time contract in NBA history and fired him the next year," Green said. "They didn't even give him a chance to actually build what they thought he could build when they hired him for six years."
“You sign someone to a six-year contract, you can't possibly think that in year one, everything will change. You need time to instill culture. Culture isn't built overnight."
The Pistons will pay Williams approximately $65 million over the next five years to not coach the team, which Green believes is a pretty comfortable position for Williams to be in.
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“Congratulations to Monty Williams on getting fired by the Detroit Pistons after just one season," Green added. "He gets to go home, be with his family, and still pull in $65 million over the next five years while not coaching the Pistons. How crazy is that?”
A blessing in disguise?