The Detroit Pistons have fired coach Monty Williams after just one season, following a disastrous 14-68 record. Williams had signed a $78.5 million contract, the richest for an NBA coach at the time. Trajan Langdon was hired as president of basketball operations, leading to a front office rebuild.
In a strange turn of events, Williams went from coaching a team in the NBA Finals to being dismissed multiple times in the following years. The Pistons' season was marked by a 28-game losing streak, the longest in NBA history. The team now joins Cleveland and the Los Angeles Lakers in seeking a new coach.