Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff sinibak ng Cavaliers

SINIBAK ng Cleveland Cavaliers ang kanilang head coach J.B. Bickerstaff Huwebes matapos ang tatlong sunod-sunod na winning seasons

Narating ng Cavaliers ang Eastern Conference semifinals sa unang pagkakataon sa loob ng anim na taon ngayon season bago malaglag sa Boston Celtics sa five games dahil sa maraming injuries.

Bickerstaff,45, nakatipon ng rekord na 170-159 simula palitan si John Beilein noong Pebrero 2020.

Matapos magtala ng 22-50 sa kanyang full season, ang pandemic-shortened 2020-21 campaign, Ang Cavaliers ay nag-improved sa 44-38 sa 2021-22 at 2022-23 bago nagtapos sa 48-34 ngayon season.

“J.B. is a well-respected NBA coach and an incredible human being,” Wika ni president of basketball operations Koby Altman. “Over the past four years, he helped establish a culture that progressively drove players to become the best versions of themselves. Decisions like these are never easy, particularly when you look back at where this franchise rebuild started under his leadership.”

Ang Cavaliers ay nakuha ang East No.4 seed ngayon season at dinaig ang Orlando Magic sa opening round bago yumuko sa top-seed Celtics.

Ang panalo laban sa Magic ang unang playoff series win nang Cavaliers simula pamunuan ni LeBron James sa four straight NBA Finals appearance mula 2015-18.

Bickerstaff ay dating coach ng Houston Rockets 2015-16 at Memphies Grizzlies mula 2017-19 bago pumalit sa Cleveland.