Bickerstaff likely to coach Memphis Grizzlies next season
Xinhua,April 27, 2018 Adjust font size:
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Memphis Grizzlies are now in serious talks on a deal to make John-Blair Bickerstaff their coach next season, local media reported on Thursday.
The report said that Bickerstaff had meetings with Grizzlies management before the regular season ended, and also sat down with ownership in recent weeks.
Bickerstaff served as Memphis' interim coach following the firing of former boss David Fizdale in late November after the Grizzlies' 7-12 start.
Bickerstaff went 15-48 as interim coach and, overall, the Grizzlies were 22-60 in 2017-18. That was Memphis' worst mark since a 24-win season in 2008-09 as it missed the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Enditem