John Beilein, Cavaliers Reportedly Expected to Part Ways by Wednesday

John Beilein's tenure as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers will reportedly come to an end before the team returns from the All-Star break. 

Per The Athletic's Shams Charania and Jason Lloyd, Beilein and the Cavs are "in advanced talks" about parting ways, and they are expected to come to a resolution by Wednesday. 

Charania and Lloyd noted the expectation is Beilein will leave the remainder of his original four-year deal worth between $4-4.5 million annually. 

Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Beilein and the Cavaliers are discussing terms of a contract settlement, and J.B. Bickerstaff is expected to take over as head coach when the situation is resolved. 

Beilein was a surprise hire by Cleveland in May. The 67-year-old had spent the previous 12 seasons as head men's basketball coach at the University of Michigan, racking up a 278-150 record with two national title game appearances in nine trips to the NCAA tournament. 

Things haven't gone well for Beilein or the Cavs under his watch. They entered the All-Star break with a 14-40 record, worst in the Eastern Conference.

There have been multiple reported issues behind the scenes. Joe Vardon and Charania reported in December that a number of Cavs players had already "drowned out [Beilein's] voice" because of frustration with his coaching style. 

"Our assistants are definitely more prepared for the NBA," one Cleveland player told Vardon and Charania. 

Last month, Beilein issued an apology to Cavs players for saying during a film session that they were playing "like a bunch of thugs." He said he had meant to use the word "slugs." 

Bickerstaff is in his first season as an associate head coach for the Cavs. He previously coached the Houston Rockets (2015-16) and Memphis Grizzlies (2017-19), going 85-131 in 216 games between the two teams.

Cleveland will play its first game after the All-Star break Friday at Capital One Arena against the Washington Wizards.