J.B. Bickerstaff wasn’t out of a job for long.
The 45-year-old has agreed to a five-year deal to turn out to be the Pistons’ recent head coach, in line with ESPN.
Bickerstaff was fired by the Cavaliers last month after five seasons with the team despite leading them to back-to-back playoff appearances the past two years and a run to the Eastern Conference semifinals this past yr — the farthest they’d gone in six years.
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The Pistons head-coaching job opened up after they fired Monty Williams earlier this month after only one season.
He had signed a six-year, $78.5 million deal last yr, the biggest ever contract for a coach in NBA history.
But they finished with a woeful 14-68 record last yr — dead last within the Eastern Conference — and at one point had a 28-game losing streak, the longest single-season skid in NBA history.
Detroit still owes him $65 million.
However the team is on to a recent chapter.
Bickerstaff originally took over the Cavaliers job as an interim throughout the 2019-20 season after Jon Beilein resigned, and he subsequently kept the job.
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He recorded a 170-159 record with the Cavaliers and went 6-11 within the playoffs.
Cleveland replaced Bickerstaff with Kenny Atkinson.
The Pistons cleaned house after the season, firing general manager Troy Weaver along with Williams.
They hired Trajan Langdon as their recent president of basketball operations in May, and he seemingly was impressed with Bickerstaff.
It’s been a busy few days for Langdon, who chosen Ron Holland II with the No. 5 overall pick within the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday.
This job marks Bickerstaff’s fourth head-coaching job — he spent a part of a season with the Rockets in 2015-16, where he had a 37-34 record, and two seasons with the Grizzlies from 2017-19, where he struggled to a 48-97 combined record.