However, the Brooklyn Nets, a team that just hired Jordi Fernandez to be at the helm, could be in the running to get Williams as an assistant.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Williams wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

The Pistons are trying to avoid their dubious place in history — or infamy — with the worst losing skid in NBA annals. It’s the Nets’ job to send them there Tuesday.

Johnson reflects on his formative years with coach Monty Williams in Phoenix and how the mentorship shaped his growth, offering insights into the NBA coach-player dynamic.

Mikal Bridges #1 of the Brooklyn Nets. Former Phoenix Suns star Mikal Bridges strongly reacted to the franchise firing Monty Williams as head coach.

Monty Williams on Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson as they were part of Kevin Durant trade that sent them to Brooklyn. #Suns #Nets pic.twitter.

Williams coached Bridges and Johnson for four seasons and the Nets duo felt empathy that Williams’ first season in Detroit has gone rougher than anyone expected.

Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams talked about the firing of Steve Nash in Brooklyn and several topics before Tuesday's game against Minnesota.

Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges doesn't believe former Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams was the source of the team's playoff disappointments over the past two years.

Brooklyn's restricted free agent swingman naturally has a huge new fan in Motown after the Pistons' hiring of Monty Williams as coach — Johnson’s former coach in Phoenix," Stein detailed.

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams said he cried after the team dealt Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets in a Feb. 9 blockbuster deal that brought back Kevin Durant.

Detroit Pistons have recently fired their head coach, Monty Williams, after just one season with the team. Williams will still be owed $65 million over the next five years.