It didn’t take long for the former head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans to land a new gig in the NBA. Monty Williams was ousted as the lead man for the Pels and now Williams will be joining the Oklahoma City Thunder as the top assistant to new head coach, Billy Donovan.
Following from Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski.
Monty Williams has reached an agreement to become the top assistant under Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
For Donovan, who is transitioning from the University of Florida to the NBA, the securement of Williams stands as the first significant coup of his regime.
Donovan and Thunder general manager Sam Presti targeted Williams and sold him on a prominent role on the staff. The Thunder have championship aspirations with a core of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka, and playing a part in helping Oklahoma City into a deep run in the postseason could become a springboard for Williams, 43, to ascend into another head coaching job.
Williams was previously rumored to join Donovan’s staff and now it appears that he will be taking the lead assistant role for OKC. Monty Williams has long been considered a great player developer along with just being a great ‘players coach’. He was very respected by Anthony Davis and Davis held Monty in the highest regard.
Now Williams will be the man who help make schemes to stop Anthony Davis as the newest assistant on Billy Donovan’s staff.
