Donovan Mitchell did not have great confidence in JB Bickerstaff?
Though Cleveland improved under Bickerstaff, his teams scuffled after the All-Star break in each of the last three season. Also, and perhaps most importantly, Cavs star Donovan Mitchell, among other players, did not have great confidence in Bickerstaff as the coach for the future, numerous league sources have said for most of the season.Source: New York Times
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
J. Michael Falgoust @ThisIsJMichael
When a report comes out like the one on JB Bickerstaff, know #Cavs already decided to fire him. Unexpected playoff run made it harder. The guise of “ongoing evaluation” is the front office equivalent of the Dean Smith 4 Corners bc immediately firing him would look worse – 11:24 AM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
JB Bickerstaff rights the ship after the John Beilein disaster, gets the team to the second round, takes a game off Boston before the entire team goes on the injured list … and gets fired. The scapegoating of coaches is insane right now in the NBA. – 10:55 AM
Evan Sidery @esidery
Donovan Mitchell, among other key players, did not have great confidence in J.B. Bickerstaff moving forward as the Cavaliers’ head coach, per @ShamsCharania (nytimes.com/athletic/55086…).
Bickerstaff will be paid $10 million from Cleveland over the next two years. pic.twitter.com/cNLd0ucsfu – 10:55 AM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Warriors’ Kenny Atkinson and Pelicans’ James Borrego among initial targets to replace JB Bickerstaff as Cavaliers head coach – story at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/55086… – 10:52 AM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Full ESPN story on the Cleveland Cavaliers dismissing coach JB Bickerstaff espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 10:29 AM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The Cleveland Cavaliers parted ways with head coach JB Bickerstaff, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson and Pelicans associate James Borrego are expected to be among candidates for the job. pic.twitter.com/PVU0ZUcRGb – 10:23 AM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
ESPN Sources: The Cleveland Cavaliers dismissed coach JB Bickerstaff on Thursday. Bickerstaff led Cavs to conference semifinals and won 99 regular-season games in past two years, but change comes with hope of advancing deeper. pic.twitter.com/fxl7FJPdQ9 – 10:21 AM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
🚨 New words 🚨
The Nets are gearing up for the Donovan Mitchell sweepstakes. But what if they aren’t able to strike a deal?
My latest on how the Houston Rockets could offer Brooklyn a pivot and why Sean Marks should seriously consider it: clutchpoints.com/rockets-could-… – 9:52 AM
Donovan Mitchell @spidadmitchell
Sheesh Kyrie 🥶 – 9:34 PM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
QUICK POD! CP3 to LA? Redick/Riley comp (seriously?), Donovan Mitchell trade update, D’Angelo Russell free agency news, and much more! via @BleavNetwork
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chr… pic.twitter.com/wwDq2ZQwEL – 4:12 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Add Houston to the list of teams watching the Donovan Mitchell situation in Cleveland.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/add-h… – 12:52 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Cavaliers remain optimistic Donovan Mitchell will sign a four-year, $209 million extension this offseason, per @WindhorstESPN on @ESPNCleveland.
If Mitchell extends, Klutch Sports will likely request a trade on behalf of Darius Garland to find him a better long-term fit. pic.twitter.com/Ojoqwvp8O8 – 9:03 AM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
🚨 New Bleav in Nets 🚨
@MikeAScotto joined the pod to break down Brooklyn’s reported interest in Donovan Mitchell:
🏀 Are the Nets all-in on Mitchell?
🏀 What will he cost in a trade?
🏀 Where do they pivot if they strike out?
And more. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ble… – 4:14 PM
Donovan Mitchell @spidadmitchell
It’s That Time Registration opens at 6am…. For additional details go to my website MYWAY45.com 🕷🕷 *Space Is Limited* pic.twitter.com/uohp6Y7gNN – 4:14 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
“I don’t think you can say the East – which was in tatters after the All Star break – is going to look like that again.”
Notes/analysis on NYK postseason, offseason, Donovan Mitchell, Paul George & more on The Putback w/guests Brendan Brown, @iHateShaun: youtube.com/live/Xi8IHfJo4… – 2:44 PM
Kelly Iko @KellyIko
The Houston Rockets have maintained interest in Cavs All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell for months and continue to monitor his situation in Cleveland, sources tell @TheAthletic.
More from our draft notebook 1.0:
nytimes.com/athletic/55078… – 12:07 PM
More on this storyline
League sources said Bickerstaff was nearly fired around Thanksgiving after the team’s poor start. He also was admonished by team president Koby Altman in front of his entire coaching staff for playing Mitchell too many minutes in a December win over the Houston Rockets in overtime while both Darius Garland and Evan Mobley were out. -via New York Times / May 23, 2024
ClutchPoints: NBA stars ineligible for All-NBA due to newly incorporated 65-game minimum rule: Joel Embiid – 39 games played Trae Young – 54 games played Kyrie Irving – 58 games played Julius Randle – 46 games played Donovan Mitchell – 55 games played Kristaps Porzingis – 57 games played pic.twitter.com/IjDTzFon2Y -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 22, 2024
ESPN Cleveland: “The Cavs remain optimistic that Donovan is signing. They believe he’s gonna and I think a lot of their offseason planning is with the strong belief that they’re keeping him,” – @WindhorstESPN on Donovan Mitchell. -via x.com / May 22, 2024
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