Pistons' J.B. Bickerstaff says he didn't expect to coach again after Cavs exit

Pistons Notes: Bickerstaff, Suspensions, Reed, Cunningham, Duren

The Pistons have stunned the NBA world by going from worst to first in the Eastern Conference in two seasons. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff is somewhat surprised by the quick rise but felt good about joining the organization after owner Tom Gores hired Trajan Langdon as the president of basketball operations in 2024. Bickerstaff was hired by Langdon shortly after the coach was fired by Central Division rival Cleveland. “When you were with the group eve…

Pistons' J.B. Bickerstaff says he didn't expect to coach again after Cavs exit

File photo Not long ago, Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff thought he might be done. After being let go by the Cavaliers in 2024, Bickerstaff didn’t see another job coming. Not right away, anyway. “I didn’t think I was going to get a job,” he told Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com. “There weren’t jobs available at that point. So I was just sitting at home and hanging out with my family back in Cleveland trying to figure out what was next.” The plan, at le…