J.B. Bickerstaff didn't do anything wrong to deserve being fired. The Cavaliers just feel like they reached their limit with him.
despite winning 99 games the past two seasons and taking the Cavaliers into the second round of the NBA playoffs despite numerous injuries in 2023-24, president of basketball operations Koby Altman tried to explain the rationale behind the somewhat shocking dismissal.
Altman praised Bickerstaff's many successes in his four-plus seasons but said he feels the Cavaliers need a new leader. "Someone with a new approach, someone with a different voice, a fresh set of eyes to help us move forward," Altman said Friday."We've accomplished a lot in the last few years, getting to a conference semifinal, and we don't want to be complacent.Altman said he and his staff will use the holiday weekend to decompress before reconvening and beginning their first search for a new coach in five years.
"This is a player that has had two of the best years of his career here, has had a lot of success here, understands the infrastructure," Altman said."I think he has a lot of trust in what we're doing and understands that our goal is to win a championship."
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