Monty Williams becomes the highest paid coach in NBA history

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The American Monty Williams is the new coach of Detroit, claims the journalist of "ESPN" Adrian Vojanrovski.

Williams led Phoenix in the previous four years, and he will sign a six-year contract worth $78.5 million with Detroit, which is a record among coaches in the NBA.

From 2019 to 2023, Williams led Phoenix, which was stopped in the semifinals of the playoffs against Denver this season. It was after this elimination that Fenix ​​decided to end the cooperation.

In 2022, Williams was the NBA Coach of the Year. Previously, he managed the New York Pelicans from 2010 to 2015, and was still on the coaching staff of Portland, Oklahoma and Philadelphia.

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