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05/04 16:47 CDT Detroit Pistons announce extension with coach J.B. Bickerstaff
Detroit Pistons announce extension with coach J.B. Bickerstaff
DETROIT (AP) --- Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff has agreed to a contract
extension on the heels of Detroit's first-round playoff series victory over the
Orlando Magic.
Details regarding the value and length of the extension were not released by
the Pistons when they announced the deal on Monday.
The Pistons have gone 104-60 in regular-season games under Bickerstaff and made
two playoff appearances since he took over for Monty Williams at the start of
the 2024-25 season.
Detroit lost in the first round a year ago. This season, the Pistons had the
best record in the Eastern Conference at 60-22 and on Sunday defeated Orlando
116-94 to close out a playoff series victory for the first time since 2008.
In the fall of 2024, Bickerstaff took over a Pistons franchise that had posted
the NBA's worst record in each of the previous two seasons, including a 14-68
record in 2023-24.
Before Bickerstaff arrived, Detroit finished with the worst record in the NBA
in consecutive seasons.
Detroit opens a second-round playoff series at home on Tuesday night against
the Cleveland Cavaliers --- a team Bickerstaff coached from the end of the
2019-2020 season through the 2023-24 campaign.
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