According to NBA reporter Jason Lloyd of The Athletic, Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was aggravated by some of JB Bickerstaff’s tactics and strategies.
The Cavaliers fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff on Thursday but that will be far from their biggest move of the offseason. Everything else centers on star guard Donovan Mitchell, and whether he will sign a contract extension.
According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Philadelphia 76ers would be interested in a Donovan Mitchell trade if the All-Star doesn’t sign an extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer. “Donovan Mitchell’s upcoming extension talks with Cleveland will loom as large as Paul George’s,” Fischer wrote.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are opening a coaching search, but should keep from consulting star guard Donovan Mitchell unless he can actually commit to sticking with the franchise.
So, why was J.B. Bickerstaff fired as coach of the Cavaliers? Well, there are always a multitude of reasons. Mostly, sometimes a team blames the coach — fairly or not — for every last thing that goes wrong.
So, why was J.B. Bickerstaff fired as coach of the Cavaliers? Well, there are always a multitude of reasons. Mostly, sometimes a team blames the coach — fairly or not — for every last thing that goes wrong.
According to NBA reporter Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, various members of the Cleveland Cavaliers have boasted that Evan Mobley is “the most important”
J.B. Bickerstaff was fired as head coach of the Cavaliers on Thursday after four-plus seasons with the team.
The Cleveland Cavaliers fired their coach on Thursday, sending J.B. Bickerstaff into the NBA unemployment line after just more than five seasons. Fair
JB Bickerstaff’s net worth in 2024 is $5 million. Bickerstaff has held down many associate and interim head-coaching positions. It is time for him to show his worth as a head coach.
According to NBA insiders Joe Vardon, Shams Charania and Jason Lloyd of The Athletic, Donovan Mitchell did not have great confidence in JB Bickerstaff
The Cleveland Cavaliers have parted ways with head coach J.B. Bickerstaff after he spent four-plus seasons with the famous franchise, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
The Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach J.B. Bickerstaff on Thursday after three straight winning seasons. The Cavaliers reached the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time in six years this season before falling to the Boston Celtics in five games in an injury-marred series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have continuously built themselves into a contending threat in the Eastern Conference since LeBron James left in 2018, yet they have decided to take the franchise in a different direction.
The Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals and lost to the Boston Celtics in five games this season.
Mitchell's future with the Cavaliers is projected to be the saga of the summer.
The winds of change are blowing off the shores of Lake Erie, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are beginning to feel them. Despite making it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cavs not having Jarrett Allen was a difference maker against the Boston Celtics, for better or worse.
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