2002β03 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach | Doug Collins |
General manager | Wes Unseld |
President | Wes Unseld |
Owner(s) | Abe Pollin |
Arena | MCI Center |
Results | |
Record | 37–45 (.451) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Atlantic) Conference: 9th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic |
Radio | WTEM |
The 2002β03 NBA season was the Wizards' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Wizards acquired All-Star guard Jerry Stackhouse from the Detroit Pistons, [2] [3] [4] and signed free agents Larry Hughes, Bryon Russell, and Charles Oakley. [5] [6] [7] [8] Retired All-Star center Patrick Ewing was hired as the team's assistant coach. [9] [10] The Wizards got off to a 6β4 start to the season, but then struggled losing six straight games afterwards, and held a 24β25 record at the All-Star break. [11] The team finished fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 37β45 record, which was the same as the previous season. [12]
Stackhouse averaged 21.5 points and 4.5 assists per game, while Hughes averaged 12.8 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Tyronn Lue contributed 8.6 points and 3.5 assists per game. In addition, Christian Laettner provided the team with 8.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Kwame Brown provided 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and second-year center Brendan Haywood contributed 6.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. [13]
This marked the final season for All-Star guard Michael Jordan, who retired for the third and final time, playing his final game in a 107β87 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on April 16, 2003. [14] [15] [16] [17] Jordan averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game in all 82 games, starting in 67 of them. [13] He also made his final All-Star appearance in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta. [18] [19] [20] Following the season, Russell signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, while Tyronn Lue signed with the Orlando Magic, Oakley was released to free agency, and head coach Doug Collins was fired after two seasons. [21] (See 2002β03 Washington Wizards season#Regular season)
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 11 | Jared Jeffries | Forward | United States | Indiana |
1 | 17 | Juan Dixon | Guard | United States | Maryland |
2 | 38 | Rod Grizzard | Guard | United States | Alabama |
2 | 39 | Juan Carlos Navarro | Guard | Spain | FC Barcelona ( Spain) |
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Jordan announced he would return for the 2002β03 season, and this time he was determined to be equipped with reinforcements, as he traded for All-Star Jerry Stackhouse and signed budding star Larry Hughes. Jordan even accepted a sixth-man role on the bench in order for his knee to survive the rigors of an 82-game season. Heading into the season, as he was still dealing with injuries, Jordan started the first 15 games coming off from the bench. However, a combination of numerous team injuries and uninspired play led to Jordan's return to the starting lineup, where he tried to rebound the franchise from its early-season struggles after a 6β9 start. The move led to mixed results, as several of Jordan's younger teammates complained about playing in Jordan's shadow and his unfair expectations of them. [22]
By the end of the season, the Wizards finished with a 37β45 record once again. At the age of 40, Jordan ended the season as the only Wizard to play in all 82 games, as he averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals in 37.0 minutes per game. He also became the only 40-year-old in NBA history to score over 40 points in a game, [23] which he did several times during the season. [24] In addition, Jordan became the oldest NBA player in NBA history to average at least 20 points at the age of 40. [25] This was also the first season in which Jordan was not the team's best scorer, as Stackhouse averaged 1.5 more point per game. However, Jordan still led the team in steals at 1.5 per game, while Christian Laettner led the team in rebounds at 6.6, Stackhouse led in assists at 4.5, and Brendan Haywood led in blocks at 1.5. [13]
After the season, Wizards' majority owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan as team president, much to the shock of teammates, associates, and the public. Jordan felt he was betrayed, thinking that he would get his ownership back after his playing days ended, but Pollin justified Jordan's dismissal by noting that Jordan had detrimental effects on the team, such as benching Larry Hughes for Tyronn Lue, making poor trades, and squandering the teams' first round pick at the 2001 NBA draft on high schooler Kwame Brown who never panned out. Without Jordan in the fold the following year, the Wizards were not expected to win, and they did not. Despite the signing of future All-Star point guard Gilbert Arenas, which had been made possible by Jordan's previous cap-clearing maneuvers as a team executive, the team stumbled to a 25β57 record in the 2003β04 season.
Jordan's stint with the Wizards was closely watched by both fans and the media. While the team failed to qualify for the playoffs in either of Jordan's two seasons as a player, the team was competitive and sold-out arenas around the league. [26] The Wizards replaced Jordan's managerial role with general manager Ernie Grunfeld. Although the organization fielded a competitive team built around Arenas for several years, the team again stumbled into the lower echelon of the league in the years following Arenas' numerous off the court issues.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 33β8 | 16β25 | 16β8 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 25β16 | 23β18 | 17β7 |
x- Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 25β16 | 19β22 | 13β12 |
x- Orlando Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | 7 | 26β15 | 16β25 | 14β11 |
Washington Wizards | 37 | 45 | .451 | 12 | 23β18 | 14β27 | 11β13 |
New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 12 | 24β17 | 13β28 | 9β15 |
Miami Heat | 25 | 57 | .305 | 24 | 16β25 | 9β32 | 5β19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | β |
2 | y- New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 |
3 | x- Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 |
4 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 |
5 | x- New Orleans Hornets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3 |
6 | x- Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 |
7 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 |
8 | x- Orlando Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 |
9 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 |
10 | Washington Wizards | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 |
11 | Atlanta Hawks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15 |
12 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20 |
13 | Miami Heat | 25 | 57 | .305 | 25 |
14 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 26 |
15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 33 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 0β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Boston | 3β0 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 |
Dallas | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Denver | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Golden State | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Houston | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Memphis | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | β | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β1 |
Minnesota | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
New Jersey | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
New Orleans | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
New York | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Orlando | 1β2 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Philadelphia | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Portland | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Toronto | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β |
Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; STL= Steals; RPG = Rebounds per Game; APG. = Assists per Game; BLK = Blocks; PPG = Points per Game
Player | GP | MPG | STL | RPG | APG | BLK | PPG |
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Jerry Stackhouse | 70 | 65 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 28 | 21.5 | |
Michael Jordan | 82 | 123 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 39 | 20.0 | |
Larry Hughes | 67 | 86 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 24 | 12.8 | |
Tyronn Lue | 75 | 47 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 8.6 | |
Christian Laettner | 76 | 82 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 40 | 8.3 | |
Kwame Brown | 80 | 50 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 80 | 7.4 | |
Juan Dixon | 42 | 26 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.4 | |
Brendan Haywood | 81 | 32 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 119 | 6.2 | |
Etan Thomas | 38 | 8 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 23 | 4.8 | |
Bryon Russell | 70 | 70 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 4.5 | |
Jahidi White | 16 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 12 | 4.2 | |
Jared Jeffries | 20 | 8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 5 | 4.0 | |
Bobby Simmons | 36 | 10 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3 | 3.3 | |
Anthony Goldwire | 5 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 2.6 | |
Charles Oakley | 42 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.8 | |
Brian Cardinal | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.8 |
2002β03 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach | Doug Collins |
General manager | Wes Unseld |
President | Wes Unseld |
Owner(s) | Abe Pollin |
Arena | MCI Center |
Results | |
Record | 37–45 (.451) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Atlantic) Conference: 9th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic |
Radio | WTEM |
The 2002β03 NBA season was the Wizards' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Wizards acquired All-Star guard Jerry Stackhouse from the Detroit Pistons, [2] [3] [4] and signed free agents Larry Hughes, Bryon Russell, and Charles Oakley. [5] [6] [7] [8] Retired All-Star center Patrick Ewing was hired as the team's assistant coach. [9] [10] The Wizards got off to a 6β4 start to the season, but then struggled losing six straight games afterwards, and held a 24β25 record at the All-Star break. [11] The team finished fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 37β45 record, which was the same as the previous season. [12]
Stackhouse averaged 21.5 points and 4.5 assists per game, while Hughes averaged 12.8 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Tyronn Lue contributed 8.6 points and 3.5 assists per game. In addition, Christian Laettner provided the team with 8.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Kwame Brown provided 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and second-year center Brendan Haywood contributed 6.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. [13]
This marked the final season for All-Star guard Michael Jordan, who retired for the third and final time, playing his final game in a 107β87 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on April 16, 2003. [14] [15] [16] [17] Jordan averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game in all 82 games, starting in 67 of them. [13] He also made his final All-Star appearance in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta. [18] [19] [20] Following the season, Russell signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, while Tyronn Lue signed with the Orlando Magic, Oakley was released to free agency, and head coach Doug Collins was fired after two seasons. [21] (See 2002β03 Washington Wizards season#Regular season)
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 11 | Jared Jeffries | Forward | United States | Indiana |
1 | 17 | Juan Dixon | Guard | United States | Maryland |
2 | 38 | Rod Grizzard | Guard | United States | Alabama |
2 | 39 | Juan Carlos Navarro | Guard | Spain | FC Barcelona ( Spain) |
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Jordan announced he would return for the 2002β03 season, and this time he was determined to be equipped with reinforcements, as he traded for All-Star Jerry Stackhouse and signed budding star Larry Hughes. Jordan even accepted a sixth-man role on the bench in order for his knee to survive the rigors of an 82-game season. Heading into the season, as he was still dealing with injuries, Jordan started the first 15 games coming off from the bench. However, a combination of numerous team injuries and uninspired play led to Jordan's return to the starting lineup, where he tried to rebound the franchise from its early-season struggles after a 6β9 start. The move led to mixed results, as several of Jordan's younger teammates complained about playing in Jordan's shadow and his unfair expectations of them. [22]
By the end of the season, the Wizards finished with a 37β45 record once again. At the age of 40, Jordan ended the season as the only Wizard to play in all 82 games, as he averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals in 37.0 minutes per game. He also became the only 40-year-old in NBA history to score over 40 points in a game, [23] which he did several times during the season. [24] In addition, Jordan became the oldest NBA player in NBA history to average at least 20 points at the age of 40. [25] This was also the first season in which Jordan was not the team's best scorer, as Stackhouse averaged 1.5 more point per game. However, Jordan still led the team in steals at 1.5 per game, while Christian Laettner led the team in rebounds at 6.6, Stackhouse led in assists at 4.5, and Brendan Haywood led in blocks at 1.5. [13]
After the season, Wizards' majority owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan as team president, much to the shock of teammates, associates, and the public. Jordan felt he was betrayed, thinking that he would get his ownership back after his playing days ended, but Pollin justified Jordan's dismissal by noting that Jordan had detrimental effects on the team, such as benching Larry Hughes for Tyronn Lue, making poor trades, and squandering the teams' first round pick at the 2001 NBA draft on high schooler Kwame Brown who never panned out. Without Jordan in the fold the following year, the Wizards were not expected to win, and they did not. Despite the signing of future All-Star point guard Gilbert Arenas, which had been made possible by Jordan's previous cap-clearing maneuvers as a team executive, the team stumbled to a 25β57 record in the 2003β04 season.
Jordan's stint with the Wizards was closely watched by both fans and the media. While the team failed to qualify for the playoffs in either of Jordan's two seasons as a player, the team was competitive and sold-out arenas around the league. [26] The Wizards replaced Jordan's managerial role with general manager Ernie Grunfeld. Although the organization fielded a competitive team built around Arenas for several years, the team again stumbled into the lower echelon of the league in the years following Arenas' numerous off the court issues.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 33β8 | 16β25 | 16β8 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 25β16 | 23β18 | 17β7 |
x- Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 25β16 | 19β22 | 13β12 |
x- Orlando Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | 7 | 26β15 | 16β25 | 14β11 |
Washington Wizards | 37 | 45 | .451 | 12 | 23β18 | 14β27 | 11β13 |
New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 12 | 24β17 | 13β28 | 9β15 |
Miami Heat | 25 | 57 | .305 | 24 | 16β25 | 9β32 | 5β19 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | β |
2 | y- New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 |
3 | x- Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 |
4 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 |
5 | x- New Orleans Hornets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3 |
6 | x- Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 |
7 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 |
8 | x- Orlando Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 |
9 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 |
10 | Washington Wizards | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 |
11 | Atlanta Hawks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15 |
12 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20 |
13 | Miami Heat | 25 | 57 | .305 | 25 |
14 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 26 |
15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 33 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 0β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Boston | 3β0 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 |
Dallas | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Denver | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Golden State | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Houston | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Memphis | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | β | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β1 |
Minnesota | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
New Jersey | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
New Orleans | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
New York | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Orlando | 1β2 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Philadelphia | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Portland | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Toronto | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β |
Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; STL= Steals; RPG = Rebounds per Game; APG. = Assists per Game; BLK = Blocks; PPG = Points per Game
Player | GP | MPG | STL | RPG | APG | BLK | PPG |
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Jerry Stackhouse | 70 | 65 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 28 | 21.5 | |
Michael Jordan | 82 | 123 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 39 | 20.0 | |
Larry Hughes | 67 | 86 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 24 | 12.8 | |
Tyronn Lue | 75 | 47 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 8.6 | |
Christian Laettner | 76 | 82 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 40 | 8.3 | |
Kwame Brown | 80 | 50 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 80 | 7.4 | |
Juan Dixon | 42 | 26 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.4 | |
Brendan Haywood | 81 | 32 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 119 | 6.2 | |
Etan Thomas | 38 | 8 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 23 | 4.8 | |
Bryon Russell | 70 | 70 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 4.5 | |
Jahidi White | 16 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 12 | 4.2 | |
Jared Jeffries | 20 | 8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 5 | 4.0 | |
Bobby Simmons | 36 | 10 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3 | 3.3 | |
Anthony Goldwire | 5 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 2.6 | |
Charles Oakley | 42 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.8 | |
Brian Cardinal | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.8 |