2011β12 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach |
Randy Wittman (starting January) Flip Saunders (Dec. - Jan.) |
Owners | Ted Leonsis |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Results | |
Record | 20–46 (.303) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Southeast) Conference: 14th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN Mid-Atlantic, The CW Washington, TBD TV |
Radio | 106.7 The Fan |
The 2011β12 Washington Wizards season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 39th in the Washington, D.C. area. The Wizards finished the lockout-shortened season with a 20β46 record and in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. It was the last season of Flip Saunders as Washington's head coach, who was fired after 17 games. [1] For the 2011β12 season, the Wizards unveiled a new logo and color scheme, bringing back the "hands" logo used during the 90s when they were still called the Washington Bullets. They also changed their DC logo including the "hands" logo. [2]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 6 | Jan VeselΓ½ | PF | Czech Republic | Partizan ( Serbia) |
1 | 18 | Chris Singleton | SF | United States | Florida State ( Jr.) |
2 | 34 | Shelvin Mack | PG/SG | United States | Butler ( Jr.) |
2011β12 Washington Wizards roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster |
Player | 2011β12 Salary |
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Rashard Lewis | $22,152,000 |
Andray Blatche | $6,442,083 |
John Wall | $5,530,080 |
Ronny Turiaf | $4,360,000 |
Nick Young | $3,695,857 |
Jan Vesely | $3,065,040 |
JaVale McGee | $2,462,399 |
Kevin Seraphin | $1,680,360 |
TOTAL | n/a |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y- Miami Heat | 46 | 20 | .697 | β | 28β5 | 18β15 | 9β5 | 66 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 6 | 23β10 | 17β16 | 11β3 | 66 |
x- Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 9 | 21β12 | 16β17 | 8β7 | 66 |
Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 26 | 11β22 | 9β24 | 7β7 | 66 |
Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 39 | 4β29 | 3β30 | 1β14 | 66 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z- Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | β | 66 |
2 | y- Miami Heat * | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4.0 | 66 |
3 | x- Indiana Pacers * | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8.0 | 66 |
4 | y- Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11.0 | 66 |
5 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
6 | x- Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13.0 | 66 |
7 | x- New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
8 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15.0 | 66 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19.0 | 66 |
10 | Detroit Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25.0 | 66 |
11 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
12 | New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
14 | Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30.0 | 66 |
15 | Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43.0 | 66 |
2011β12 game log Total: 20β46 (Home: 11β22; Road: 9β24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 0β3 (home: 0β1; road: 0β2)
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January: 4β14 (home: 3β8; road: 1β6)
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February: 3β11 (home: 1β5; road: 2β6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 5β11 (home: 3β5; road: 2β6)
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April
: 8β7 (home: 4β3; road: 4β4)
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2011β12 season schedule |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Morris Almond | 4 | 0 | 16.8 | .353 | .333 | .333 | 2.0 | .5 | 1.8 | .0 | 3.5 |
Andray Blatche | 26 | 13 | 24.1 | .380 | .286 | .673 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .8 | .7 | 8.5 |
Trevor Booker | 50 | 32 | 25.2 | .531 | .500 | .602 | 6.5 | .8 | 1.0 | .9 | 8.4 |
Brian Cook | 16 | 0 | 9.7 | .408 | .217 | .833 | 2.5 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.1 |
Jordan Crawford | 64 | 32 | 27.4 | .400 | .289 | .793 | 2.6 | 3.0 | .9 | .1 | 14.7 |
Maurice Evans | 24 | 0 | 14.3 | .402 | .378 | .769 | 1.0 | .4 | .6 | .0 | 4.9 |
NenΓͺ Hilario | 11 | 6 | 25.8 | .607 | .000 | .657 | 7.5 | 1.7 | .5 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
Rashard Lewis | 28 | 15 | 26.0 | .385 | .239 | .838 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | 7.8 |
Shelvin Mack | 64 | 0 | 12.2 | .400 | .286 | .712 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 3.6 |
Cartier Martin | 17 | 2 | 23.0 | .440 | .387 | .579 | 3.4 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 9.3 |
Roger Mason [a] | 52 | 0 | 13.4 | .399 | .383 | .778 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 5.5 |
JaVale McGee [a] | 41 | 40 | 27.4 | .535 | .500 | 8.8 | .6 | .6 | 2.5 | 11.9 | |
Hamady N'Diaye [a] | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
Kevin Seraphin | 57 | 21 | 20.6 | .531 | .000 | .671 | 4.9 | .6 | .3 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
Chris Singleton | 66 | 51 | 21.7 | .372 | .346 | .682 | 3.5 | .7 | 1.1 | .5 | 4.6 |
James Singleton | 12 | 0 | 21.8 | .547 | .222 | .933 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .8 | .7 | 8.2 |
Ronny Turiaf [a] | 4 | 0 | 14.5 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.5 | ||
Edwin Ubiles | 4 | 0 | 13.0 | .278 | .200 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 3.5 |
Jan VeselΓ½ | 57 | 20 | 18.9 | .537 | .000 | .532 | 4.4 | .8 | .7 | .6 | 4.7 |
John Wall | 66 | 66 | 36.2 | .423 | .071 | .789 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 1.4 | .9 | 16.3 |
Nick Young [a] | 40 | 32 | 30.3 | .406 | .371 | .862 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | 16.6 |
Players Added Via draft Via free agency Via trade 10-day contracts |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Waived |
December 10, 2011 | To
Washington Wizards Ronny Turiaf Conditional 2013 second round pick (from Knicks) Cash considerations (from Knicks) Conditional 2012 second round pick (from Mavericks) |
To
Dallas Mavericks Andy Rautins Future second round pick (from Wizards) To New York Knicks Tyson Chandler ( sign and trade) Draft rights to Ahmad Nivins (from Mavericks) Draft rights to Georgios Printezis (from Mavericks) |
March 15, 2012 | To
Washington Wizards NenΓͺ Brian Cook Conditional 2015 second round pick (from Clippers) |
To
Denver Nuggets JaVale McGee Ronny Turiaf Future second round pick (from Clippers) To Los Angeles Clippers Nick Young |
Additions | ||
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Player | Date signed | Former team |
Roger Mason, Jr. | December 9 | New York Knicks |
Larry Owens | December 10 | Re-signed |
Hamady N'Diaye | December 11 | Re-signed |
Maurice Evans | December 16 | Re-signed |
Nick Young | December 19 | Re-signed |
Morris Almond | April 16 |
Maine Red Claws ( D-League) |
Subtractions | ||
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Player | Date signed | New team |
Josh Howard | December 15 | Utah Jazz |
Yi Jianlian | January 6 | Dallas Mavericks |
Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. [6] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season. [7]
Played in other leagues during lockout | |||
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Player | Date signed | New team | Opt-out clause |
Mustafa Shakur | June 27 | Pau-Orthez ( France) | No |
Trevor Booker | August 4 | Bnei HaSharon ( Israel) | Yes |
Kevin Seraphin | September 20 | Caja Laboral ( Spain) | Yes |
Yi Jianlian | October 8 | Guangdong Southern Tigers ( China) | Yes |
2011β12 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach |
Randy Wittman (starting January) Flip Saunders (Dec. - Jan.) |
Owners | Ted Leonsis |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Results | |
Record | 20–46 (.303) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Southeast) Conference: 14th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN Mid-Atlantic, The CW Washington, TBD TV |
Radio | 106.7 The Fan |
The 2011β12 Washington Wizards season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 39th in the Washington, D.C. area. The Wizards finished the lockout-shortened season with a 20β46 record and in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. It was the last season of Flip Saunders as Washington's head coach, who was fired after 17 games. [1] For the 2011β12 season, the Wizards unveiled a new logo and color scheme, bringing back the "hands" logo used during the 90s when they were still called the Washington Bullets. They also changed their DC logo including the "hands" logo. [2]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 6 | Jan VeselΓ½ | PF | Czech Republic | Partizan ( Serbia) |
1 | 18 | Chris Singleton | SF | United States | Florida State ( Jr.) |
2 | 34 | Shelvin Mack | PG/SG | United States | Butler ( Jr.) |
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Roster |
Player | 2011β12 Salary |
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Rashard Lewis | $22,152,000 |
Andray Blatche | $6,442,083 |
John Wall | $5,530,080 |
Ronny Turiaf | $4,360,000 |
Nick Young | $3,695,857 |
Jan Vesely | $3,065,040 |
JaVale McGee | $2,462,399 |
Kevin Seraphin | $1,680,360 |
TOTAL | n/a |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y- Miami Heat | 46 | 20 | .697 | β | 28β5 | 18β15 | 9β5 | 66 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 6 | 23β10 | 17β16 | 11β3 | 66 |
x- Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 9 | 21β12 | 16β17 | 8β7 | 66 |
Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 26 | 11β22 | 9β24 | 7β7 | 66 |
Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 39 | 4β29 | 3β30 | 1β14 | 66 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z- Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | β | 66 |
2 | y- Miami Heat * | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4.0 | 66 |
3 | x- Indiana Pacers * | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8.0 | 66 |
4 | y- Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11.0 | 66 |
5 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
6 | x- Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13.0 | 66 |
7 | x- New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
8 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15.0 | 66 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19.0 | 66 |
10 | Detroit Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25.0 | 66 |
11 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
12 | New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
14 | Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30.0 | 66 |
15 | Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43.0 | 66 |
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December: 0β3 (home: 0β1; road: 0β2)
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January: 4β14 (home: 3β8; road: 1β6)
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February: 3β11 (home: 1β5; road: 2β6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 5β11 (home: 3β5; road: 2β6)
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April
: 8β7 (home: 4β3; road: 4β4)
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2011β12 season schedule |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Morris Almond | 4 | 0 | 16.8 | .353 | .333 | .333 | 2.0 | .5 | 1.8 | .0 | 3.5 |
Andray Blatche | 26 | 13 | 24.1 | .380 | .286 | .673 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .8 | .7 | 8.5 |
Trevor Booker | 50 | 32 | 25.2 | .531 | .500 | .602 | 6.5 | .8 | 1.0 | .9 | 8.4 |
Brian Cook | 16 | 0 | 9.7 | .408 | .217 | .833 | 2.5 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.1 |
Jordan Crawford | 64 | 32 | 27.4 | .400 | .289 | .793 | 2.6 | 3.0 | .9 | .1 | 14.7 |
Maurice Evans | 24 | 0 | 14.3 | .402 | .378 | .769 | 1.0 | .4 | .6 | .0 | 4.9 |
NenΓͺ Hilario | 11 | 6 | 25.8 | .607 | .000 | .657 | 7.5 | 1.7 | .5 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
Rashard Lewis | 28 | 15 | 26.0 | .385 | .239 | .838 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .8 | .4 | 7.8 |
Shelvin Mack | 64 | 0 | 12.2 | .400 | .286 | .712 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 3.6 |
Cartier Martin | 17 | 2 | 23.0 | .440 | .387 | .579 | 3.4 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 9.3 |
Roger Mason [a] | 52 | 0 | 13.4 | .399 | .383 | .778 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 5.5 |
JaVale McGee [a] | 41 | 40 | 27.4 | .535 | .500 | 8.8 | .6 | .6 | 2.5 | 11.9 | |
Hamady N'Diaye [a] | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
Kevin Seraphin | 57 | 21 | 20.6 | .531 | .000 | .671 | 4.9 | .6 | .3 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
Chris Singleton | 66 | 51 | 21.7 | .372 | .346 | .682 | 3.5 | .7 | 1.1 | .5 | 4.6 |
James Singleton | 12 | 0 | 21.8 | .547 | .222 | .933 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .8 | .7 | 8.2 |
Ronny Turiaf [a] | 4 | 0 | 14.5 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.5 | ||
Edwin Ubiles | 4 | 0 | 13.0 | .278 | .200 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 3.5 |
Jan VeselΓ½ | 57 | 20 | 18.9 | .537 | .000 | .532 | 4.4 | .8 | .7 | .6 | 4.7 |
John Wall | 66 | 66 | 36.2 | .423 | .071 | .789 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 1.4 | .9 | 16.3 |
Nick Young [a] | 40 | 32 | 30.3 | .406 | .371 | .862 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | 16.6 |
Players Added Via draft Via free agency Via trade 10-day contracts |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Waived |
December 10, 2011 | To
Washington Wizards Ronny Turiaf Conditional 2013 second round pick (from Knicks) Cash considerations (from Knicks) Conditional 2012 second round pick (from Mavericks) |
To
Dallas Mavericks Andy Rautins Future second round pick (from Wizards) To New York Knicks Tyson Chandler ( sign and trade) Draft rights to Ahmad Nivins (from Mavericks) Draft rights to Georgios Printezis (from Mavericks) |
March 15, 2012 | To
Washington Wizards NenΓͺ Brian Cook Conditional 2015 second round pick (from Clippers) |
To
Denver Nuggets JaVale McGee Ronny Turiaf Future second round pick (from Clippers) To Los Angeles Clippers Nick Young |
Additions | ||
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Player | Date signed | Former team |
Roger Mason, Jr. | December 9 | New York Knicks |
Larry Owens | December 10 | Re-signed |
Hamady N'Diaye | December 11 | Re-signed |
Maurice Evans | December 16 | Re-signed |
Nick Young | December 19 | Re-signed |
Morris Almond | April 16 |
Maine Red Claws ( D-League) |
Subtractions | ||
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Player | Date signed | New team |
Josh Howard | December 15 | Utah Jazz |
Yi Jianlian | January 6 | Dallas Mavericks |
Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. [6] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season. [7]
Played in other leagues during lockout | |||
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Player | Date signed | New team | Opt-out clause |
Mustafa Shakur | June 27 | Pau-Orthez ( France) | No |
Trevor Booker | August 4 | Bnei HaSharon ( Israel) | Yes |
Kevin Seraphin | September 20 | Caja Laboral ( Spain) | Yes |
Yi Jianlian | October 8 | Guangdong Southern Tigers ( China) | Yes |