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Pistons owner Tom Gores didn't want to do what Charlotte and Washington are about to do this summer: Hire a younger, player-development focused coach to help rebuild his team. He wanted to make a splash and get a guy who would "change the culture." Gores wanted Monty Williams, who planned to take a year off from coaching after being let go by the Suns. Gores backed up the Brinks truck and gave Williams an offer he could not refuse: Five years, $78.5 million.
The results? For the second straight season the Pistons will have the worst record in the NBA — a season with a 28-game losing streak at one point. While injuries and roster building issues unquestionably played a role in that, this is a team that is bottom six in offense and defense, there was no culture shift, and there have been plenty of people talking around the league about Williams' fit in Detroit.
There has been speculation the Pistons might want to move on from Williams, but Williams, for his part, wants no part of a buyout.
Three quick thoughts here:
• Why should Williams take less in a buyout? Detroit put the money on the table, there is no reason for Williams not to be paid for the contract he signed.
• Fischer's phrasing — "a potential change atop Detroit's organizational chart" — suggests that team general manager Troy Weaver could be on the hot seat. However, Weaver's contract extension kicks in next season as well, and he is not taking a buyout discount to walk away, either. If Gores wants a true organizational change, he's got to eat at least one of those deals (that or bring in someone expensive over them in the hierarchy).
• It comes down to Gores — is he willing to eat some big checks and also check his ego and admit his mistake? There is a vibe in league circles he might be willing to do all of that with Williams and move on. The choice is that or run it all back for another season and — after an ugly 13-win season with a 28-game losing streak — see if things will be different next season.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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