Suns fire head coach Monty Williams after four seasons: report

The Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Monty Williams, in line with ESPN. 

The Suns had been anticipated to make a deep run within the Western Conference playoffs after ending fourth within the common season and including probably the greatest scorers within the sport, Kevin Durant, earlier than the commerce deadline. 

As an alternative, the Denver Nuggets, the No. 1 seed, dealt with the Suns in six video games and superior whereas Phoenix was despatched house. 

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Head coach Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns earlier than Recreation 5 of the Western Convention semifinals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs towards the Denver Nuggets Could 9, 2023, on the Ball Enviornment in Denver, Colo. (Barry Gossage/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)

Now, the Suns have made the transfer to look elsewhere for a head coach, which comes as a little bit of a shock with Williams successful NBA Coach of the Yr in 2022. 

The 2021 Suns reached the NBA Finals however fell to the Milwaukee Bucks. 

Williams has probably the most wins amongst head coaches within the NBA since 2021. He owned a 194-115 file with the Suns. 

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New Suns proprietor Mat Ishbia made the choice to fireplace Williams, his second massive transfer since buying the group together with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA on Dec. 20. 

He additionally signed off on the commerce for Durant, which despatched Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, 4 first-round picks and a decide swap to the Brooklyn Nets to make a splash he thought worthy sufficient for a championship run.

Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes additionally reported that one front-office govt and two scouts had been let go from the group as effectively. 

Devin Booker #1 stands with head coach Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns in the course of the second quarter towards the Denver Nuggets in sport six of the Western Convention Semifinal Playoffs at Footprint Middle on Could 11, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Photos)

As Phoenix begins their new head teaching search, they should battle the Bucks and Toronto Raptors who fired Mike Budenholzer and Nick Nurse respectively. 

A head teaching search provides to an offseason that could be fairly attention-grabbing for the Suns, as they deliberate what to do with their roster. The expertise is actually there with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker main the best way, they usually have respective cap hits of $47.65 million and $36.02 million. 

DeAndre Ayton can also be locked in till 2026, however some speculate that the Suns could need to transfer him to make approach for a extra well-rounded group. One report said that they might “aggressively” look to buy Ayton, who signed a four-year, $132.93 million deal for final season. 

After which there’s Chris Paul, the 38-year-old level guard who suffered a groin harm and couldn’t end the sequence with the Nuggets. He has a $30 million group choice for subsequent season. 

Head Coach Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns appears to be like on throughout Recreation Six of the Western Convention Semi-Finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs towards the Denver Nuggets on Could 11, 2023 at Footprint Middle in Phoenix, Arizona. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)

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A number of flux occurring within the group, as Phoenix continues to seek for a championship. They’ll must discover a new head coach first.