The Detroit Pistons are one of the youngest teams in the NBA led by the likes of Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Ausar Thompson and Jaden Ivey. They are an up-and-coming team with plenty of upside. For the past few years, the Pistons have consistently finished as one of the bottom-most teams in both the Eastern Conference as well as the entire league. The front office felt like it was time that the players heard a new voice in the locker room.
Detroit Pistons Head Coach
Monty Williams is the new head coach of the Detroit Pistons. Before taking the Pistons job, he was incharge of the Phoenix Suns. Williams has been a net positive to every team he has coached so far and nowhere it was demonstrated more than when he coached the Suns.
The Suns were a team that was in the middle of the pack of the Western Conference and were really making no headway in terms of making the playoffs or improving as a team. In the 2019/20 season, the Suns hired Monty Williams and they saw immediate progress. In the bubble, the team went undefeated with eight straight wins and almost made the playoffs. With this progress and positive mindset, it became clear that the only way for the Suns was up. The Suns then acquired Chris Paul in a mega blockbuster offseason trade that immediately benefited the team and they made the Finals the following season.
Who was the Pistons' ex-coach?
Before Monty Williams, Dwyane Casey was the head coach of the Pistons. A former Coach of the Year winner, Casey spent four seasons with the Pistons before the front office decided to move on from him. Casey was hired by the Pistons shortly after the 2017/18 season where he won Coach of the Year.
It was the first instance where a coach was immediately let go after winning the Coach of the Year. During his Pistons tenure, they made the playoffs once in his first season, where they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in four games. Since then, the Pistons have not made the playoffs and have progressively gotten worse every season finishing last or second last in the conference.
Dwyane Casey does not have a coaching job as of yet, but given his coaching experience and expertise, it won’t be hard to imagine him coaching a team really soon.
FAQ's on Pistons head coach
A. The head coach for the Pistons is Monty Williams.
A. Dwyane Casey was the previous head coach for the Pistons.
A. Yes Cade Cunningham currently plays for the Detroit Pistons.
A. Monty Williams is currently 53 years old.
A. The Detroit Pistons play in the Eastern Conference.
