Monty Williams talks about Suns having accountability and how long it usually takes to fully implement a team culture. Arizona Republic
Monty Williams lived up to the NBA GMs preseason predictions.
In the 18th NBA.com survey of 30 league general managers, Williams was predicted to have the biggest impact among "new or relocated" head coaches on their new teams.
- Monty Williams (Phoenix Suns) -- 43%
- Frank Vogel (Los Angeles Lakers) -- 21%
- Luke Walton (Sacramento Kings) -- 18%
- John Beilein (Cleveland Cavaliers) -- 11%
- Taylor Jenkins (Memphis Grizzlies) -- 7%
The Suns (26-39) surprassed the number of wins they had in their previous four seasons despite Deandre Ayton being suspended 25 games for testing positive for a diuretic and the team having numerous injuries that greatly to factored into Williams having 15 different starting lineups.