For the last three years, Monty Williams helped Anthony Davis grow on and off the court. AD’s potential was there long before he met the former New Orleans Pelicans coach, but Williams helped him go from a skinny teenager with a unibrow to one of the best players on the planet.
Now that torch will be passed to Alvin Gentry, who, as first reported by ESPN’s Marc Stein on Saturday, will be New Orleans’ next coach:
ESPN sources say the New Orleans Pelicans have chosen Alvin Gentry as their new head coach
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) May 30, 2015
Later in the day, New Orleans confirmed Stein's report and announced Gentry as its next sideline general.