NAGPUR: Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams and his staff will coach Team LeBron in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game slated to be played at the Rocket Mortgage Field House in Cleveland on February 20.
Phoenix defeated the San Antonio Spurs 115-110 on Sunday to clinch the best record in the Western Conference through games played before NBA's 71st All-Star. As a result, Williams has earned a spot as a head coach in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time. He will be the Suns' first NBA All-Star Game head coach since Mike D'Antoni in the 2006-07 season.
Under Williams, the Suns have the best record in the NBA this season and are off to their best start in franchise history through the first 49 games of a season. Phoenix won a franchise-record 18 consecutive games from October 30 - December 2 and has a current 10-game winning streak. Williams was named the NBA Western Conference Coach of the Month for games played in October, November.
Williams is in his third season as Phoenix's head coach. Last season, he guided the Suns to a 51-21 record and their first appearance in the NBA Finals since the 1992-93 season. Williams previously served as head coach of the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans for five seasons.
Each head coach in the NBA All-Star Game will lead the team that includes the captain from the same conference. Williams will coach the All-Star team captained by Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James.
The eligible head coach of the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference through games played on February 6 will coach the All-Star team captained by Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant. Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers is ineligible because he served as a head coach in the NBA All-Star Game last season.
