The Phoenix Suns fired Head Coach Monty Williams today after being eliminated in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Despite acquiring superstar Kevin Durant in a mid-season trade, the Suns fell 4-2 to the Denver Nuggets, capping off a 45-win season in disappointing fashion. Lack of depth and inability to stop Nuggets center Nikola Jokic contributed heavily to the defeat, but new Suns owner Matt Ishbia decided that coaching was also a contributing factor, dismissing Williams, who won the NBA Coach of the Year award for the 2021-22 season and led the Suns to a 194-115 record over his four seasons as the head coach.
Phoenix Suns Fire Head Coach Monty Williams
