One man’s joy is another man’s sorrow: While Jamahl Mosley had to vacate his chair as head coach of the Orlando Magic, JB Bickerstaff, who won in the first round of the playoffs, received a contract extension with the Detroit Pistons.
The top seed in the Eastern Conference announced this via its PR department on Monday X. Details of the 47-year-old’s new contract were not disclosed in accordance with team guidelines. Bickerstaff took up his current post in 2024. At the time, there was talk in the media of a five-year contract, with the first four years guaranteed.
Detroit won Game 7 against Orlando on Sunday and reached the second round for the first time since 2008. The Pistons had to turn around a 1-3 deficit against the eighth-place Magic. Bickerstaff defended his close friend Mosley after his exit and spoke of a mistake by the Magic.
In the conference semifinals, Bickerstaff and the Pistons will face the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he was head coach before his stint in the Motor City – and who also only beat the Toronto Raptors in seven games.
Over his two years in Detroit, Bickerstaff amassed a regular season record of 104-60; The last time there were 60 wins like this season was 20 years ago.
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