ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers had agreed to a five-year deal with former Michigan Wolverines head man John Beilein to be the team’s next head coach.
Michigan’s John Beilein has agreed to a five-year deal to become coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, league sources tell ESPN.
Many expected the Cavs to go after younger candidates with NBA assistant coaching experience, as those were predominately who they reportedly interviewed for the head coaching vacancy, however, that wasn’t ultimately the case, as they went with the 66-year-old Beilein, who has never coached in the NBA, but has a lifetime collegiate head coaching record of 829-468 (per Sports Reference).