 On June 9, 2013, Williams accepted an assistant coach role with the U.S. national team, along with Jim Boeheim and Tom Thibodeau, for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The New Orleans Pelicans finished the 2014–15 season with a 45–37 record before losing to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs.On May 12, 2015, Williams was let go after five seasons as head coach of the Pelicans, compiling a 173–221 regular-season record and going 2–8 in the playoffs.