He has a pedigree with his dad, Bernie Bickerstaff. I’ve known him since he was a kid. And so to see his relationship with the players is more about making sure they’re on the right page.” ...

They played for the same AAU team. Bickerstaff’s dad, Bernie, was the Nuggets’ president and general manager from 1990-97, and coached the team from 1994-96. Billups was Colorado Mr ...

Bird is the most obvious local connection, but others on the ballot for the first time include Gonzaga coach Mark Few (North American), one-time Sonics coach Bernie Bickerstaff (contributor ...

As kids in the neighborhood, we all looked at him as 'This is Bernie's (Bickerstaff) son, but he never acted like it. He was just a normal dude that we all appreciated and loved about him.

“Just the last shred of that old-school mentality,” Bickerstaff said. “Just growing up with my dad (longtime NBA coach Bernie Bickerstaff), you don’t wear anything on your head during the gam ...

“Just the last shred of that old-school mentality,” Bickerstaff said. “Just growing up with my dad (longtime NBA coach Bernie Bickerstaff), you don’t wear anything on your head during the gam ...

Advertisement “Just the last shred of that old-school mentality,” Bickerstaff said. “Just growing up with my dad (longtime NBA coach Bernie Bickerstaff), you don’t wear anything on your ...

You don’t wear jewelry. You practice how you play.” Bickerstaff, 45, is referring to his father Bernie Bickerstaff, a longtime NBA coach. The elder Bickerstaff, now 80, was a head coach in the ...

Bickerstaff, 45, is the son of renowned head coach Bernie Bickerstaff, and he's paid his dues in getting his opportunities. Bickerstaff began his head-coaching career as the interim coach of the ...

"Pat Riley (as a New York Knicks player from 1993-94), I was in New York coaching (as an assistant) when Phil Jackson was the president, George Karl and Bernie Bickerstaff in Seattle — I’ve ...

Bickerstaff’s father, Bernie, won 419 NBA games with Seattle, Denver, Washington, Charlotte and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons went into free agency with $50 million in salary cap space ...

The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a four-year contract with coach J.B. Bickerstaff with a team option for a fifth season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.