 look part of the ends of seasons are the firings of coaches in this particular case it's Monty Williams just by the way they they lose game six to the Nuggets but just as a reminder did take the team to the 21 finals was coach of the year in 2022 now he's without a gig shams the dismissal of Monty Williams what was it just as simple as game six well I'm told this was unequivocally a organizational decision from ownership to management top to bottom I think when you look at it Monty Williams four years there they made it to the NBA finals got to the second round a couple times and you have to give Monty Williams a lot of credit for the culture that he established there and what he's done the last four years turning them from the bottom dwelling teams of the league to being a team that's highly highly competitive but this is a team that's trying to compete for championships and anytime there's an ownership change Matt Ishvia is now the owner this that's just the business business of basketball there's new ownership there's a championship level focus now Matt Ishvia James Jones I expect them to be very aggressive in the marketplace to go find a new a new program builder someone that they know someone that they trust someone that they want to turn the keys to that can have respect accountability with the players have offensive creativity I think those are all going to be prerogatives for the sons in their next head coach and this is a this is an ownership that is pretty resourceful they're eating three years and twenty one million dollars on Monty Williams contract so I think it's obvious they're fine going out there and spending a lot of money this is a destination job with Kevin Durant Devin Brooker locked in for the long term couple names I would look at pretty strongly here Tyron Lou head coach of the Clippers he's the the son's number one target from what I'm told it all just depends on how Ty Lou's conversations go with the Clippers in the aftermath of this disappointing season in LA and the potential of him signing a contract extension with the Clippers where do those conversations go this week I think they will ramp up even more and another guy to keep an eye on Nick Nurse former coach of the Raptors one coach of the year won a championship in Toronto I would expect them to ultimately interview six to seven candidates for this open position that's the Ty Lou one's interesting because it's you've got two superstars in LA but they're never available there you move over here with two superstars who seem to be more available but new owner a coach that guys seem to like how risky of a move is this it's really risky especially not knowing the market for coaches and I will think one of the coaches you want it he just signed with the Houston Rockets Emi Odoka and that that was never available to you another coach you want Tyron Lou he's on a team now so it's either going to cost you draft picks now or if he resigns and then signs it to you and then the NBA investigates and whatever they might cost you draft picks later when they penalize you but it's tough and you look at the job market who is the right coach for this team what even is this team they have a ton of questions to answer this this offseason but I think Shoms is right it's a destination that people in the league love everybody loves Arizona you got two mega stars on that team and even though they flamed out just now it's enticing for a coach to go what can I do with KD and Devin Booker and a blank slate so I mean they'll be at it for a while I'd imagine and you know somebody's gonna land a good gig but they're gonna have a ton of pressure when I get out there because it's championship or bust for that team in that omen right now I think too as well we're bringing up everybody in regards to like Tyron Lou but a blank slate I believe Steve Barmer's gonna come with a blank check and keep Tyron Lou he's not he's not letting that guy walk away but I think it's a great job to have you have KD in the last few years of a and it's prime along with Devin Booker and I think if you get you know some more you know energy around there some more defenders and you know a little bit more depth you know you'll be playing deep into playoffs every single year and environment and the new energy is going to be great look you guys know how I feel about getting paid to not work I mean three years 21 million I'm in I'm all in sign me up but Monty Williams might not want to just chill he might want to go right back to work Sean's what's the market for him outside of Phoenix yeah I think he is going to take time like you just said Michelle he's going to take time with this decision after this firing I'm told he's fully focused on his family that's who his his call was to first was to his family member family members about him losing his job and I think he's gonna spend that time but listen the Bucks will pursue Monty Williams from what I'm told pretty aggressively I think he's near or at the top of their list after they fired Mike Budenholzer they're going through their own interview process as well but if he's if he's ready to coach immediately I think he's gonna be at the top of their list I think the Detroit Pissons will show a level of interest Toronto Raptors the Pissons are going through their own search they just interviewed three finalists but if you have a guy like Monty Williams available your Tom Gores you have to take a look at a guy like that if he wants to come and be on this upstart rebuilding young organization and have a blank slate you know four or five year contract potentially so I do think there will be significant interest in Monty Williams in the marketplace I love when this happens like musical chairs and then there's a new hot coach available so he jumps up to the top of the list and everyone moves down but let's look at the roster itself Eddie so Deandre Aten this been just an up-and-down ride for him didn't seem to always maybe get along with his coach do you expect him to stay in Phoenix I don't and it's not because I have any information but it's just team-building exercise this is the asset they can get the most for we don't even know what his value is at this point but they were willing to let him go last summer they've had issues with him before it's it's it's just leading down that road now it's if they can find a market for him what can you get for him we can you get for the nearly thirty million dollars he'll make next season that's how they're gonna have to build this new roster with the way he flamed out in the playoffs as well it's not all a great sign I just think he won't be because this is the best move they have available to them to make yeah I agree I think another thing as well like you see on a bench a couple times you see Deandre you know historically getting into it with some of the players and everything but like I said when you're turning a corner and you know every team has leaders so when you're kind of stagnant with you're not having miscommunications with Kevin Durant or Devin Bucker I think anything's gonna be wavy or murky so I think he might be in a position where he'll be somewhere where he'll be more happy as opposed to being there I think you get something in return two or three pieces for less money that might go hard and play harder for a bigger goal because clearly Deandre wants to have his own team and it's just not it's just not the space with a Kevin Durant Devin Bucker and you know you can get a lot of that position and people are going to help and you know put them in position to be championship contenders that's the number one thing it's a position that's massive in that conference as well looking what the Warriors do with Kevon Looney and his rebounding are you back in a day Clint Compella yeah I mean just in Houston yeah step up and set your own yeah and it's like and then obviously you do with Yoke it's and then you deal with Anthony Davis the two this kind of similar finalists right now you have to have a great solid center out there and it's it's frustrating has to be frustrating for the organization to say you know did Jock Landale out play our former number one overall pick in this series that we just lost and that's not great you know he's lucky Marvin Bagley got drafted number two in that draft because he's also the guy who was drafted ahead of Trey Young and Luca Danzitz and now look a year into his second contract we're talking about is it gonna be traded from the team that picked him number one overall and and it's not been a smooth road for any of it anyway it's been does he even want to be here CP3 still a starting point guard I feel like he makes his own rules to be honest so when it comes down to whether I thought so or not he's starting and I think to his credit he knows a lot about basketball I mean he's a leader on the court he's a floor general and you know to a certain extent you know he's an intricate part of whatever team he's on so I just don't see it took like two extra years for Steph Curry to make the all-star game because of CP3 so for him to lose his starting spot I don't ever see that happening so I'll get a Tony Romo type type vibe can be somewhere where they let them start bring the ball up and do his CP stuff you know look keep this is we're talking about a guy who literally changed the CBA in a way to benefit him and make him more money brilliant he's gonna go out his own way I don't know if it's in Phoenix or somewhere else but he's gonna get his he's gonna make sure of it brilliant I'm taking a quick break here we come back the Lakers blew out the Warriors I will take a restroom break Eddie will take over the show is the dynasty over or is it just on pause when run it back returns