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Pistons willing to make Monty Williams one of NBA's highest-paid coaches in heavy pursuit: report

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Detroit Pistons are reportedly "heavily pursuing" Monty Williams to be their next head coach, according to The Athletic Not only do they want the coach with the most wins since 2021 in their locker room.

They're willing to make him one of the highest-paid head coaches in the process. The Athletic reports Detroit is willing to offer Williams $10 million per season.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Head Coach Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns during Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets May 11, 2023, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) If Williams were to accept a deal with that price tag, it would give him the second-highest salary among NBA head coaches based on salaries from the 2022 season.

The San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich, who has the most wins by an NBA head coach in league history, was the highest-paid coach this past season at $11.5 million.

After him, Golden State Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr came in at $9.5 million.  FORMER NBA EXECUTIVE LANCE BLANKS DEAD AT 56 Williams wasn’t even in the top 10 last season, but the Pistons recognize how much he’s won with the Phoenix Suns over the past four seasons.

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