DETROIT (AP) \u2014 Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff has agreed to a contract extension on the heels of Detroit’s first-round playoff series victory over the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n
Details regarding the value and length of the extension were not released by the Pistons when they announced the deal on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Pistons have gone 104-60 in regular-season games under Bickerstaff and made two playoff appearances since he took over for Monty Williams at the start of the 2024-25 season. <\/p>\n
Detroit lost in the first round a year ago. This season, the Pistons had the best record in the Eastern Conference at 60-22 and on Sunday defeated Orlando 116-94 to close out a playoff series victory for the first time since 2008. <\/p>\n
In the fall of 2024, Bickerstaff took over a Pistons franchise that had posted the NBA’s worst record in each of the previous two seasons, including a 14-68 record in 2023-24. <\/p>\n
Before Bickerstaff arrived, Detroit finished with the worst record in the NBA in consecutive seasons. <\/p>\n
Detroit opens a second-round playoff series at home on Tuesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers \u2014 a team Bickerstaff coached from the end of the 2019-2020 season through the 2023-24 campaign. <\/p>\n
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