Suns news: Robert Sarver owning up to past mistakes, providing vision for Phoenix helped team sign Monty Williams

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver helped convince Monty Williams to sign on as head coach by doing a bit of a mea culpa.

The Phoenix Suns finally found their man to call the shots on the sidelines, with Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Monty Williams agreeing to a five-year deal with the rebuilding franchise.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Suns owner Robert Sarver owned up to his past mistakes that played a major role in the franchise's abysmal decade. He also shared to Williams his vision for the team moving forward with the 47-year-old assistant as the lead man.

These were reportedly enough to get Williams on board:

“Sarver started to admit some of the past mistakes of his franchise…”

NBA Insider @ShamsCharania on Monty Williams’ turning point meeting with Suns owner Robert Sarver, before agreeing to a five-year deal.@StateFarm // #HereToHelp pic.twitter.com/B4oGvWGUKx

— Stadium (@Stadium) May 3, 2019

As Charania mentioned, this is a long-term commitment on both sides. Surely, whatever Sarver said must have worked. They are getting one of the most sought-after assistant coaches in the NBA.

The Suns have finally hired their coach after a rigorous process of searching. With this, they are gearing toward the future with Williams coaching the kids and general manager James Jones taking responsibility of constructing the roster.

These two certainly give Phoenix a direction moving forward, something they seem to have lacked through this decade-long demise.

Obviously, there is a lot to work on down there in Phoenix, but they have a solid young core in place already. The Suns have one of the league's most exciting young stars in Devin Booker, someone who must have intrigued Williams as well.

Likewise, they also have other foundational pieces in 2018 No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton and 2017 fourth overall pick Josh Jackson. Moreover, they also have a chance to add another high-caliber prospect in the upcoming NBA Draft this summer.

Aspiring candidates were wary about taking the Phoenix job due to how toxic the environment there reportedly was. However, Sarver's admittance to his previous mistakes seemed to help erase all those connotations for Williams to sign on for the long haul.