2008–09 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach |
Eddie Jordan (Games 1-11) Ed Tapscott (interim) (Games 12-82) |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Results | |
Record | 19–63 (.232) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Southeast) Conference: 15th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN Mid-Atlantic, The CW Washington, News Channel 8 |
Radio | ESPN 980 |
The 2008–09 Washington Wizards season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Wizards began the season hoping to improve on their 43–39 record from the previous season, but failed and fell 24 games short. The team finished 2008–09 with a dismal 19–63 record that equalled their worst 82-game performance from the 2000–01 season, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 season.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 18 | JaVale McGee | C | United States | Nevada |
2 | 47 | Bill Walker (traded to Boston) | SF | United States | Kansas State |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y- Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | — | 32–9 | 27–14 | 14–2 | 82 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 11–5 | 82 |
x- Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | 28–13 | 15–26 | 9–7 | 82 |
Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 24 | 23–18 | 12–29 | 5–11 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 40 | 13–28 | 6–35 | 1–15 | 82 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
2 | y- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | 4 |
3 | y- Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 19 |
5 | x- Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
6 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
7 | x- Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
8 | x- Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
10 | Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
13 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
14 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
15 | Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 47 |
Did not qualify
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Source: | [1] |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Antawn Jamison | 81 | 81 | 38:12 | 46.8 | 35.1 | 75.4 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 22.2 |
Caron Butler | 67 | 67 | 38:36 | 45.3 | 31.0 | 85.8 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 20.8 |
Gilbert Arenas | 2 | 2 | 31:18 | 26.1 | 28.6 | 75.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
Nick Young (basketball) | 82 | 5 | 22:23 | 44.4 | 34.1 | 85.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
Andray Blatche | 71 | 36 | 24:00 | 47.1 | 23.8 | 70.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
Brendan Haywood | 6 | 5 | 29:11 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 47.6 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 9.7 |
Mike James | 53 | 50 | 29:41 | 38.7 | 36.7 | 83.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.6 |
Darius Songaila | 77 | 29 | 19:48 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.4 |
DeShawn Stevenson | 32 | 25 | 27:41 | 31.2 | 27.1 | 53.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
JaVale McGee | 75 | 14 | 15:11 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 66.5 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
Javaris Crittenton | 56 | 10 | 20:11 | 45.9 | 14.3 | 59.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
Juan Dixon | 50 | 6 | 16:18 | 39.5 | 33.3 | 87.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
Antonio Daniels | 13 | 5 | 22:11 | 40.0 | 45.5 | 75.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
Dominic McGuire | 79 | 57 | 26:11 | 43.2 | 50.0 | 72.5 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
Oleksiy Pecherov | 32 | 0 | 08:41 | 38.6 | 32.6 | 82.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
Etan Thomas | 26 | 7 | 11:48 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 69.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984) | 17 | 11 | 13:41 | 38.6 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
June 26, 2008 | To
Washington Wizards Cash considerations |
To
Boston Celtics The 47th pick in the 2008 NBA draft ( Bill Walker) |
December 10, 2008 | To
Washington Wizards Mike James & Javaris Crittenton |
To
New Orleans Hornets Antonio Daniels To Memphis Grizzlies Conditional 1st round pick |
2008–09 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach |
Eddie Jordan (Games 1-11) Ed Tapscott (interim) (Games 12-82) |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Results | |
Record | 19–63 (.232) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Southeast) Conference: 15th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN Mid-Atlantic, The CW Washington, News Channel 8 |
Radio | ESPN 980 |
The 2008–09 Washington Wizards season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Wizards began the season hoping to improve on their 43–39 record from the previous season, but failed and fell 24 games short. The team finished 2008–09 with a dismal 19–63 record that equalled their worst 82-game performance from the 2000–01 season, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 season.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 18 | JaVale McGee | C | United States | Nevada |
2 | 47 | Bill Walker (traded to Boston) | SF | United States | Kansas State |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y- Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | — | 32–9 | 27–14 | 14–2 | 82 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 11–5 | 82 |
x- Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 | 28–13 | 15–26 | 9–7 | 82 |
Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 24 | 23–18 | 12–29 | 5–11 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 40 | 13–28 | 6–35 | 1–15 | 82 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
2 | y- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | 4 |
3 | y- Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 19 |
5 | x- Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
6 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
7 | x- Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
8 | x- Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
10 | Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
13 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
14 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
15 | Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 47 |
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October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
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November: 2–11 (home: 2–5; road: 0–6)
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December: 4–12 (home: 2–6; road: 2–6)
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January: 4–13 (home: 3–4; road: 1–9)
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February: 4–8 (home: 3–5; road: 1–3)
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March: 3–13 (home: 2–5; road: 1–8)
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April: 2–5 (home: 1–2; road: 1–3)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Did not qualify
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Source: | [1] |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Antawn Jamison | 81 | 81 | 38:12 | 46.8 | 35.1 | 75.4 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 22.2 |
Caron Butler | 67 | 67 | 38:36 | 45.3 | 31.0 | 85.8 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 20.8 |
Gilbert Arenas | 2 | 2 | 31:18 | 26.1 | 28.6 | 75.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
Nick Young (basketball) | 82 | 5 | 22:23 | 44.4 | 34.1 | 85.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
Andray Blatche | 71 | 36 | 24:00 | 47.1 | 23.8 | 70.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
Brendan Haywood | 6 | 5 | 29:11 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 47.6 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 9.7 |
Mike James | 53 | 50 | 29:41 | 38.7 | 36.7 | 83.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.6 |
Darius Songaila | 77 | 29 | 19:48 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.4 |
DeShawn Stevenson | 32 | 25 | 27:41 | 31.2 | 27.1 | 53.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
JaVale McGee | 75 | 14 | 15:11 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 66.5 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
Javaris Crittenton | 56 | 10 | 20:11 | 45.9 | 14.3 | 59.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
Juan Dixon | 50 | 6 | 16:18 | 39.5 | 33.3 | 87.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
Antonio Daniels | 13 | 5 | 22:11 | 40.0 | 45.5 | 75.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
Dominic McGuire | 79 | 57 | 26:11 | 43.2 | 50.0 | 72.5 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
Oleksiy Pecherov | 32 | 0 | 08:41 | 38.6 | 32.6 | 82.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
Etan Thomas | 26 | 7 | 11:48 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 69.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984) | 17 | 11 | 13:41 | 38.6 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
June 26, 2008 | To
Washington Wizards Cash considerations |
To
Boston Celtics The 47th pick in the 2008 NBA draft ( Bill Walker) |
December 10, 2008 | To
Washington Wizards Mike James & Javaris Crittenton |
To
New Orleans Hornets Antonio Daniels To Memphis Grizzlies Conditional 1st round pick |