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 Pistons fired Williams in June just one season after he signed a six-year, $78.5MM contract.
Williams is replacing longtime NBA forward Bruce Bowen at the San Antonio prep school, Haynes adds in another tweet .
We have more from around the basketball world:
- Jared McCain (Sixers), Ryan Dunn (Suns) and top pick Zaccharie Risacher (Hawks) were among the rookies who stood out in preseason play, according to The Athletic’s Will Guillory, Fred Katz and Josh Robbins . LaMelo Ball , Scottie Barnes and Jaden Ivey are among the candidates for the Most Improved Player award, the trio adds.
- In terms of the 2025 draft, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello and Jonathan Givony rate the top international newcomers into the college ranks. Their list is headed by guard Kasparas Jakucionis (Illinois), center Khaman Maluach (Duke) and wing Egor Demin (BYU).
- Earlier this week, the NBA G League’s Oklahoma City Blue acquired the returning rights to forward Malik Fitts and guard Kevion Nolan from the Memphis Hustle in exchange for the returning rights to forward Robert Woodard , the Blue tweeted .