{"id":484773,"date":"2024-06-30T16:24:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T20:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=484773"},"modified":"2024-06-30T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T20:24:21","slug":"pistons-to-appoint-bickerstaff-as-new-manager","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/pistons-to-appoint-bickerstaff-as-new-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons to appoint Bickerstaff as new manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>J.B. Bickerstaff has agreed to a 5-year contract to become the next manager of the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/detroit-pistons\/\">Detroit Pistons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING NEWS\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p> The Detroit Pistons are hiring J.B. Bickerstaff as their next head coach, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@wojespn<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Bickerstaff took the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a> to the playoffs the last two seasons.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DetroitBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DetroitBasketball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nAc1YMarqs\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/nAc1YMarqs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udd17\ud835\udd25\ud835\udd22 \ud835\udd07\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd31\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd31 \ud835\udd17\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd30 \ud83d\udcf0 (@BrandNewDET) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandNewDET\/status\/1807429332077269234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>J.B. emerged from a field of several candidates to secure the position under the new president of basketball operations, Trajan Langdon. The new head coach ushered the Cavs through a rebuild, winning 99 regular-campaign matches in the past 2 years. Bickerstaff led Cavaliers to the East Conference postseason in straight seasons \u2013 including a conference \u00bd finals in the past campaign. Cleveland fired J.B. after the campaign, appointing Kenny Atkinson.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit will be the manager\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup> head-coaching job, including periods with the Rockets, Grizzlies, and the Cavs. Pistons dismissed manager Monty Williams after a league-worst 14-68 campaign, in his 1<sup>st<\/sup> year in a 6-year, almost 79 million dollar deal. Chiefs also moved on from GM Troy Weaver, appointing Langdon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.B. 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