Monty Williams helped the New Orleans Pelicans transition from one franchise talent, Chris Paul, to the next, Anthony Davis.
But the head coach won't be around to oversee the best days of the NBA's new MVP-in-waiting. Rather than let Williams enter the 2015-16 campaign under a lame-duck cloud, the Pelicans decided to move on without their coach of the last five years on Tuesday.
"Making a decision like this is never easy and is never done hastily, especially when you are dealing with a person of Monty Williams' character," Pelicans executive vice president Mickey Loomis said in an official statement. "... While we continue to work towards improving our roster, we decided that now was the time to make this decision."
Williams offered a remarkably candid reaction to the news in the video below:
The timing of the dismissal seems a bit curious at first.
Last month, Williams delivered the organization its first playoff bid since 2011. And though the Pelicans were swept out of the first round, they made the top-seeded Golden State Warriors sweat a few times.
Even strange ...
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