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Sources: Monty Williams expected to join Spurs
- Updated: July 30, 2016
11:51 PM ET
USA Basketball assistant coach Monty Williams has been told he has a job waiting for him with the San Antonio Spurs for next season and is expected to accept, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN that Williams — who left the Oklahoma City Thunder’s bench in February after the tragic death of his wife, Ingrid — has been urged by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to take as much of a role with the organization as he feels comfortable with for the 2016-17 campaign.
The specifics of what role Williams would fill and how much time he could commit have not yet been determined, but sources say San Antonio has opened the door to either a coaching and player-development role or a front-office position — or a hybrid — depending on what he prefers.
One source close to Williams told ESPN that the 44-year-old “absolutely” intends to be a head coach in the league again after his expected stint with the Spurs and said numerous teams — including Oklahoma City — have made similar offers to Williams for next season.
What role Monty Williams would fill with the Spurs and how much time he could commit have not yet been determined, sources say. Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE/Getty Images
Williams’ in-laws live in San Antonio and have been assisting him with the couple’s five children in the wake of Ingrid Williams’ death in a Feb. 10 collision in which a car crossed over onto the wrong side of the road and struck her vehicle head-on.
The children also have been traveling with Williams through Team USA’s various domestic stops on the road to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The team has played exhibition games in Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Oakland, California; and Chicago entering Monday’s final warm-up game …
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