Monty Williams helped the New Orleans Pelicans transition from one franchise talent, Chris Paul, to the next, Anthony Davis.
But the head coach won't be around to oversee the best days of the NBA's new MVP-in-waiting. Rather than let Williams enter the 2015-16 campaign under a lame-duck cloud, the Pelicans decided to move on without their coach of the last five years on Tuesday.
"Making a decision like this is never easy and is never done hastily, especially when you are dealing with a person of Monty Williams' character," Pelicans executive vice president Mickey Loomis said in an official statement.