Monty Williams Named Spurs Vice President of Basketball Operations

September 16th, 2016 by Tim Daniels Leave a reply »

Former New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams joined the San Antonio Spurs staff Friday as the franchise's new vice president of basketball operations. 

The Spurs announced the hire on their official website. Williams, who spent two years in San Antonio during his playing career, was most recently the associate head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder and a member of the United States national team staff.

The 44-year-old former first-round selection played for five different NBA teams during a career that spanned nearly a decade before he retired in 2003. He made the transition to coaching, joining the Portland Trail Blazers in 2005 after interning with the Spurs before his stops with the Pelicans and Thunder.

Williams accumulated a 173-221 record across five seasons as New Orleans' head coach. He led the franchise to the playoffs twice but was fired after failing to advance from the first round in 2015.

The Notre Dame product also joined the U.S. coaching staff led by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski in 2013. He helped guide the team to a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August ...

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