2008–09 Washington Wizards season
2008–09 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach | Ed Tapscott (interim) |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Results | |
Record | 19–63 (.232) |
Place |
Division: 5th (Southeast) Conference: 15th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Stats @ 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 year. They failed and fell short 24 games, and finished with a dismal 19-63 record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
Key dates
- June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
- July 1: The free agency period started.
Transactions
- June 30 - Re-signed forward Antawn Jamison to a 4-year, $50 million contract
- July 11 - Guard Roger Mason signed with the San Antonio Spurs
- July 13 - Re-signed guard Gilbert Arenas to a 6-year, $111 million contract
- September 23 - Signed guard Juan Dixon to a contract.
- December 10 - Traded guard Antonio Daniels to the New Orleans Hornets and a conditional first-round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team deal in exchange for guards Mike James and Javaris Crittenton. Also waived guard Dee Brown
Draft picks
Main article: 2008 NBA Draft
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 |
Roster
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Regular season
Standings
Southeast Division | 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 |
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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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 |
Game log
2008–09 game log | |
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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: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Playoffs
Did not qualify
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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] |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | 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 |
Transactions
Trades
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 |
References
- ↑ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
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