There are a lot of crazy claims going around that suggest that former Suns head coach Monty Williams didn’t necessarily like coaching players such as Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder during his time in Phoenix.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Monty Williams reportedly disliked coaching Jae Crowder and Deandre Ayton, per @Gambo987
“He told people [Jae Crowder] was too difficult to handle and coach. Monty didn’t want Jae. It wasn’t the Suns organization. He didn’t want Jae around. As far as Deandre Ayton, Monty didn’t… pic.twitter.com/Wwv0xQgRaM
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) June 19, 2023
This doesn’t come as a surprise per se as there have been a lot of fans and media members that have speculated for some time whether Williams got along with both players.
It also didn’t help that Crowder responded to the news on Twitter and seemed to joke around with the claims.
AWW MAN COACH REALLY?! THATS HOW YOU FEEL 🤦🏾♂️ https://t.co/32215GcQgQ
— JAE CROWDER (@CJC9BOSS) June 20, 2023
Whether these claims are true or not, this isn’t a good look on Williams as there were even more reports that he didn’t play T.J. Warren or Terrence Ross in the playoffs because he wanted to play his guys.
Not to mention it’s also reported that Williams was in favor of wanting the Suns to trade Ayton to the Pacers for Myles Turner before the Suns matched his offer.
Former Phoenix head coach Monty Williams reportedly did not like coaching Deandre Ayton and wanted the Suns to trade him to Indiana for Myles Turner, per @Gambo987👀 pic.twitter.com/GNc1v7fNxW
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 19, 2023
We have no idea whether these statements are true or not, but it’s been a crazy few days of Suns News going around.
