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‘The right type of environment’: Details emerge from the Suns’ final meeting with Monty Williams

Call it a “hard sell,” a change of heart or even a revolution.

The Suns just hired the most-coveted coach on the market. After Phoenix locked in 76ers assistant Monty Williams on a five-year deal to replace Igor Kokoskov as head coach of the Suns, details emerged of how much of a commitment general manager James Jones and managing partner Robert Sarver made to Williams in his second interview this week.

According to Stadium’s Shams Charania, the tone of Williams’ second interview is what sealed the deal.

“Sarver started to admit some of the past mistakes of his franchise,” Charania said in a video.