Pistons head coach Monty Williams almost didn't take job because of wife's cancer diagnosis

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For much of the spring, finding an NBA coaching job was the last thing Monty Williams cared about.

After being fired by the Phoenix Suns following their elimination from the postseason, Williams had talked to a few teams when his family got some upsetting news — his wife, Lisa, was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Williams was introduced Tuesday as the new coach of the Detroit Pistons, and he discussed his wife’s health in an attempt to help others.

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Monty Williams is introduced as the Detroit Pistons basketball coach during a news conference Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Detroit.  (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

"The reason that I bring it up is to not talk about my family, but to make it more of an emphasis that women need early detection testing. We had genetic testing done and then scan after scan after scan and then we found it early, and that may have saved my wife’s life.

"It can save others."

Williams had been in contact with Pistons general manager Troy Weaver, but dropped out of contention for the Detroit job when his wife was diagnosed.

"As we navigated all of that, I was talking to Troy and telling him man, I couldn’t, you know, right now because I gotta take care of my family," he said.

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Head Coach Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns holds the Western Conference Champion trophy after the Suns defeated the LA Clippers in Game Six of the Western Conference Finals at Staples Center on June 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.  (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Williams, whose first wife, Ingrid,