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NY Post
New York Post
30 Jun 2024


NextImg:Pistons hiring J.B. Bickerstaff as new head coach after firing Monty Williams

J.B. Bickerstaff wasn’t out of a job for long.

The 45-year-old has agreed to a five-year deal to become the Pistons’ new head coach, according to 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 year — the farthest they had gone in six years.

The Pistons are hiring J.B. Bickerstaff as their new head coach. AP

The Pistons head-coaching job opened up after they fired Monty Williams earlier this month after just one season.

He had signed a six-year, $78.5 million deal last year, the largest ever contract for a coach in NBA history.

But they finished with a woeful 14-68 record last year — dead last in the Eastern Conference — and at one point had a 28-game losing streak, the longest single-season skid in NBA history.

Monty Williams
The Pistons fired Monty Williams just one year after he signed a record-breaking contract. AP

Detroit still owes him $65 million.

But the team is on to a new chapter.