Ask Monty Williams where he's moving, he'll say onto better things (Oklahoma City)

Ask Monty Williams where he’s moving, he’ll say onto better things (Oklahoma City)

By Ian Levy | Jun 2, 2015

April 20, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams instructs during the fourth quarter in game two of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 97-87. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Monty Williams gives a “thumbs up” to the idea of coaching Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. | Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

A few weeks ago, Monty Williams caught a bad break when the Pelicans told him to get lost, despite achieving the goal the front office had set before him at the beginning of the season. The Pelicans made the playoffs, and then, after getting swept by the much more talented Warriors, Williams still lost his job. In the process, he lost the opportunity to coach Anthony Davis, who despite being just 22 years old, is one of the best players in the league.

The good news is that Williams kept looking for oppers, cause anything’s possible, yeah. Today, it paid off, when Williams was offered the opportunity to be an assistant coach on Billy Donovan’s Oklahoma City Thunder staff.

Yahoo Sources: Monty Williams has agreed to join Billy Donovan's Oklahoma City coaching staff as top assistant. http://t.co/44PwaPiuO7
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 3, 2015

Losing the chance to coach Anthony Davis must have been pretty rough, but Williams bounced right back and snagged the opportunity to coach Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. When

Monty pulls the knife out his back and cuts [the Thunder’s] throat with it

the Thunder knock the Pelicans out of the playoffs next year, it will surely be quite the moment for Coach Williams.

“My ex asked me, ‘where you movin’?” I said, “onto better things.” – Monty Williams

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