Only a few weeks after getting the Pelicans to the postseason over the likes of Phoenix and Oklahoma City, Monty Williams has been fired as head coach. That’s according to (who else?) Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Via Twitter:
New Orleans has fired coach Monty Williams, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/598170065658322944
The Pelicans confirmed the news minutes later:
NEWS: #Pelicans part ways with head coach Monty Williams – http://t.co/bpJcYtYXqf pic.twitter.com/zcPSgJX6ko
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) May 12, 2015
So, who gets to coach Anthony Davis next?