The Cleveland Cavaliers have proven important enchancment over the previous few seasons, however they really feel they’ll do higher with a special head coach.
Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff was knowledgeable on Thursday that he has been fired, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Bickerstaff finishes with a file of 170-159 within the common season with Cleveland. He took over as interim head coach when John Beilein was fired in 2020 and was later named full-time coach.
The Cavaliers reached the playoffs final season below Bickerstaff for the primary time since LeBron James left in 2018. They misplaced within the first spherical however made the postseason once more this yr, advancing to the Japanese Convention semifinals and shedding to the Boston Celtics in 5 video games.
Even with the respectable outcomes, there had been stories that Bickerstaff’s chances of returning to the Cavs for a sixth season were slim.
Firing the 45-year-old Bickerstaff might be simply considered one of a number of large adjustments the Cavaliers plan to make this offseason. There has additionally been speak that they could look to make a major trade.