2008–09 Washington Wizards season

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2008–09 Washington Wizards season
Head coachEddie Jordan (Games 1-11)
Ed Tapscott (interim) (Games 12-82)
ArenaVerizon Center
Results
Record19–63 (.232)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southeast)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Mid-Atlantic, The CW Washington, News Channel 8
RadioESPN 980
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

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.

Key dates[edit]

Transactions[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 JaVale McGee C  United States Nevada
2 47 Bill Walker (traded to Boston) SF  United States Kansas State

Roster[edit]

Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 0 United States Arenas, Gilbert (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Arizona
F/C 32 United States Blatche, Andray 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) South Kent Prep (HS)
SG 3 United States Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Connecticut
G 8 United States Crittenton, Javaris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Georgia Tech
G 12 United States Dixon, Juan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Maryland
C 33 United States Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 268 lb (122 kg) North Carolina
PG 13 United States James, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Duquesne
PF 4 United States Jamison, Antawn (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) North Carolina
C 34 United States McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Nevada
SF 5 United States McGuire, Dominic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fresno State
C 14 Ukraine Pecherov, Oleksiy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Ukraine
C 9 Lithuania Songaila, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Wake Forest
SG 2 United States Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Washington Union High School
C 36 United States Thomas, Etan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Syracuse
SG 1 United States Young, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) USC
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Southeast Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
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
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[edit]

2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 New Jersey L 85–95 Antawn Jamison, DeShawn Stevenson (14) Caron Butler (11) Caron Butler (5) Verizon Center
20,173 		0–1
November: 2–11 (home: 2–5; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 1 @ Detroit L 109–117 Antawn Jamison (24) Antawn Jamison (8) Caron Butler (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–2
3 November 5 @ Milwaukee L 104–112 (OT) Caron Butler (27) Antawn Jamison (10) Juan Dixon, Antonio Daniels (4) Bradley Center
13,895 		0–3
4 November 7 New York L 108–114 Caron Butler (30) Antawn Jamison (12) Juan Dixon (11) Verizon Center
20,173 		0–4
5 November 8 @ Orlando L 81–106 Nick Young (20) JaVale McGee, Oleksiy Pecherov, Etan Thomas (6) Dee Brown (5) Amway Arena
16,911 		0–5
6 November 12 Utah W 95–87 Caron Butler (27) JaVale McGee (11) Caron Butler (3) Verizon Center
14,885 		1–5
7 November 14 @ Miami L 77–97 Antawn Jamison (15) Antawn Jamison (10) Juan Dixon (3) American Airlines Arena
15,284 		1–6
8 November 18 Miami L 87–94 Antawn Jamison (25) Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler (12) Juan Dixon (5) Verizon Center
15,102 		1–7
9 November 19 @ Atlanta L 87–91 Caron Butler (32) Antawn Jamison (11) DeShawn Stevenson (5) Philips Arena
14,416 		1–8
10 November 21 Houston L 91–103 Antawn Jamison (27) Antawn Jamison (10) DeShawn Stevenson (7) Verizon Center
20,173 		1–9
11 November 22 @ New York L 117–122 Antawn Jamison (29) Antawn Jamison (13) DeShawn Stevenson (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		1–10
12 November 25 Golden State W 124–100 Caron Butler (35) Andray Blatche (12) DeShawn Stevenson (7) Verizon Center
13,852 		2–10
13 November 27 Orlando L 90–105 Caron Butler (25) Antawn Jamison (12) Caron Butler, DeShawn Stevenson (6) Verizon Center
13,295 		2–11
14 November 29 Atlanta L 98–102 Antawn Jamison (26) Antawn Jamison (13) Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler (5) Verizon Center
18,110 		2–12
December: 4–12 (home: 2–6; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 2 @ New Jersey W 108–88 Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison (22) Antawn Jamison (8) Caron Butler (10) Izod Center
15,062 		3–12
16 December 3 Portland L 92–98 Antawn Jamison (22) JaVale McGee (7) Antawn Jamison (5) Verizon Center
12,802 		3–13
17 December 5 L.A. Lakers L 104–106 Caron Butler (26) Andray Blatche, Antawn Jamison (12) DeShawn Stevenson (6) Verizon Center
20,173 		3–14
18 December 6 @ Chicago L 110–117 Caron Butler (27) Antawn Jamison (12) Caron Butler (6) United Center
21,741 		3–15
19 December 9 Detroit W 107–94 Caron Butler (33) Antawn Jamison (11) Juan Dixon (7) Verizon Center
14,707 		4–15
20 December 11 Boston L 88–122 Caron Butler (19) JaVale McGee (6) Juan Dixon (7) Verizon Center
20,173 		4–16
21 December 13 @ Philadelphia L 89–104 Antawn Jamison (17) Antawn Jamison (9) Juan Dixon (5) Wachovia Center
15,865 		4–17
22 December 15 Indiana L 98–118 Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler (26) Antawn Jamison (15) Mike James (6) Verizon Center
14,502 		4–18
23 December 17 @ Detroit L 74–88 Mike James (16) Antawn Jamison, Andray Blatche (11) Andray Blatche, Caron Butler (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		4–19
24 December 19 Philadelphia L 103–109 Antawn Jamison (23) Antawn Jamison (10) Antawn Jamison (5) Verizon Center
18,323 		4–20
25 December 21 Dallas L 86–97 Antawn Jamison (22) Mike James, Antawn Jamison (8) Mike James (5) Verizon Center
15,582 		4–21
26 December 23 @ Charlotte L 72–80 Caron Butler (31) Dominic McGuire (10) Caron Butler (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,776 		4–22
27 December 25 @ Cleveland L 89–93 Antawn Jamison (28) Dominic McGuire (11) Caron Butler (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		4–23
28 December 27 Oklahoma City W 104–95 Antawn Jamison (29) Andray Blatche (15) Mike James (11) Verizon Center
16,181 		5–23
29 December 29 @ Houston W 89–87 Antawn Jamison (30) Antawn Jamison (12) Dominic McGuire (6) Toyota Center
18,278 		6–23
30 December 30 @ New Orleans L 85–97 Antawn Jamison (22) Antawn Jamison (12) Mike James (7) New Orleans Arena
18,021 		6–24
January: 4–13 (home: 3–4; road: 1–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 January 2 @ Boston L 83–108 Nick Young (15) Antawn Jamison (9) Caron Butler (5) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		6–25
32 January 4 Cleveland W 80–77 Antawn Jamison (26) Antawn Jamison (13) Andray Blatche (4) Verizon Center
20,173 		7–25
33 January 6 @ Orlando L 80–89 Caron Butler (29) Antawn Jamison (9) Caron Butler, Mike James (5) Amway Arena
16,011 		7–26
34 January 7 Toronto L 93–99 Antawn Jamison (32) Antawn Jamison (7) Caron Butler, Javaris Crittenton (6) Verizon Center
13,864 		7–27
35 January 9 @ Chicago L 86–98 Nick Young (28) Antawn Jamison (11) Caron Butler (6) United Center
20,125 		7–28
36 January 10 Charlotte L 89–92 Caron Butler (19) Andray Blatche (10) Andray Blatche (4) Verizon Center
20,173 		7–29
37 January 12 Milwaukee L 91–97 Nick Young (30) Dominic McGuire (10) Dominic McGuire (5) Verizon Center
13,510 		7–30
38 January 14 @ New York L 122–128 Nick Young (33) Antawn Jamison (7) Mike James (5) Madison Square Garden
18,020 		7–31
39 January 16 New York W 96–89 Antawn Jamison (28) Andray Blatche (11) Caron Butler (7) Verizon Center
17,526 		8–31
40 January 19 @ Golden State L 98–119 Andray Blatche, Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler (22) Dominic McGuire (11) Dominic McGuire (6) Oracle Arena
19,244 		8–32
41 January 21 @ Sacramento W 110–107 Antawn Jamison (33) Dominic McGuire (12) Caron Butler (5) ARCO Arena
10,821 		9–32
42 January 22 @ L.A. Lakers L 97–117 Antawn Jamison (19) JaVale McGee (9) Caron Butler, Mike James (6) Staples Center
18,997 		9–33
43 January 24 @ Portland L 87–100 Caron Butler (31) Caron Butler (10) Mike James (7) Rose Garden
20,566 		9–34
44 January 26 Phoenix L 87–103 Caron Butler (28) Antawn Jamison (13) Dominic McGuire (7) Verizon Center
17,344 		9–35
45 January 28 @ Miami L 71–93 Antawn Jamison (21) Antawn Jamison (12) Caron Butler (6) American Airlines Arena
16,424 		9–36
46 January 30 @ Philadelphia L 94–104 Antawn Jamison (25) Antawn Jamison (15) Javaris Crittenton (7) Wachovia Center
15,528 		9–37
47 January 31 L.A. Clippers W 106–94 Antawn Jamison (25) Caron Butler (13) Caron Butler (7) Verizon Center
18,227 		10–37
February: 4–8 (home: 3–5; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 2 Memphis L 97–113 Antawn Jamison (29) Antawn Jamison (13) Caron Butler (5) Verizon Center
11,442 		10–38
49 February 4 New Jersey L 88–115 Nick Young (21) Antawn Jamison (6) Nick Young (4) Verizon Center
12,602 		10–39
50 February 6 Denver L 103–124 Antawn Jamison (26) Dominic McGuire, Antawn Jamison (8) Javaris Crittenton (7) Verizon Center
20,173 		10–40
51 February 8 Indiana W 119–117 Caron Butler (35) Caron Butler (13) Mike James (7) Verizon Center
13,708 		11–40
52 February 10 @ Atlanta L 90–111 Caron Butler (22) Antawn Jamison (12) Javaris Crittenton (7) Philips Arena
17,027 		11–41
53 February 11 @ Charlotte L 89–101 Caron Butler (26) Antawn Jamison (9) Caron Butler (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,237 		11–42
54 February 17 Minnesota W 111–103 Antawn Jamison (29) Antawn Jamison (11) Caron Butler (6) Verizon Center
11,623 		12–42
55 February 20 @ New Jersey W 107–96 Antawn Jamison (28) Dominic McGuire (14) Dominic McGuire, Javaris Crittenton, Andray Blatche (3) Izod Center
15,113 		13–42
56 February 21 San Antonio L 67–98 Caron Butler (24) Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison (7) Dominic McGuire, Caron Butler (4) Verizon Center
20,173 		13–43
57 February 25 Philadelphia L 98–106 Caron Butler (17) Dominic McGuire (14) Caron Butler (5) Verizon Center
16,505 		13–44
58 February 27 Chicago W 113–90 Antawn Jamison (27) Dominic McGuire, Antawn Jamison (11) Caron Butler (6) Verizon Center
18,114 		14–44
59 February 28 @ Milwaukee L 93–109 Antawn Jamison (21) Antawn Jamison (14) Caron Butler (6) Bradley Center
15,970 		14–45
March: 3–13 (home: 2–5; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 2 Atlanta L 89–98 Antawn Jamison (23) Antawn Jamison, JaVale McGee (9) Dominic McGuire (9) Verizon Center
10,189 		14–46
61 March 4 @ Oklahoma City L 83–88 Antawn Jamison (29) Antawn Jamison (10) Dominic McGuire (6) Ford Center
18,576 		14–47
62 March 6 @ San Antonio L 78–100 Antawn Jamison (14) Nick Young (6) Dominic McGuire (4) AT&T Center
18,440 		14–48
63 March 7 @ Dallas L 103–119 Antawn Jamison (24) Antawn Jamison (11) Mike James (7) American Airlines Center
20,150 		14–49
64 March 9 @ Minnesota W 110–99 Caron Butler (27) Caron Butler (10) Caron Butler (6) Target Center
13,119 		15–49
65 March 11 New Orleans L 98–109 Antawn Jamison (25) Antawn Jamison (10) Caron Butler (9) Verizon Center
15,255 		15–50
66 March 13 Orlando L 103–112 Antawn Jamison (36) Dominic McGuire (7) Javaris Crittenton (7) Verizon Center
18,152 		15–51
67 March 15 Sacramento W 106–104 Antawn Jamison (30) Antawn Jamison (9) Dominic McGuire (8) Verizon Center
15,108 		16–51
68 March 17 @ Utah L 88–103 Nick Young, Juan Dixon (14) Andray Blatche (13) Darius Songaila (3) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		16–52
69 March 18 @ L.A. Clippers L 108–123 Antawn Jamison (24) Antawn Jamison (11) Antawn Jamison (7) Staples Center
15,123 		16–53
70 March 20 @ Denver L 105–116 Antawn Jamison (27) JaVale McGee (11) Mike James (9) Pepsi Center
18,231 		16–54
71 March 21 @ Phoenix L 96–128 Antawn Jamison (25) Andray Blatche (9) Darius Songaila (3) US Airways Center
18,422 		16–55
72 March 23 Chicago L 99–101 Antawn Jamison (34) Andray Blatche (13) Dominic McGuire (7) Verizon Center
15,421 		16–56
73 March 25 Charlotte W 95–93 Antawn Jamison (27) Antawn Jamison (8) Mike James (5) Verizon Center
14,657 		17–56
74 March 28 Detroit L 96–98 Antawn Jamison (21) Caron Butler (10) Gilbert Arenas (10) Verizon Center
20,173 		17–57
75 March 29 @ Indiana L 115–124 Caron Butler (31) Caron Butler (13) Javaris Crittenton, Caron Butler (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,729 		17–58
April: 2–5 (home: 1–2; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 1 @ Memphis L 107–112 Caron Butler (31) Javaris Crittenton (11) Caron Butler (4) FedExForum
10,013 		17–59
77 April 2 Cleveland W 109–101 Caron Butler (25) Brendan Haywood, Dominic McGuire (10) Gilbert Arenas (10) Verizon Center
20,173 		18–59
78 April 4 Miami L 104–118 Caron Butler (27) Brendan Haywood (12) Javaris Crittenton (8) Verizon Center
20,173 		18–60
79 April 8 @ Cleveland L 86–98 Nick Young (16) Brendan Haywood (7) Dominic McGuire (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		18–61
80 April 10 @ Toronto W 100–98 Antawn Jamison (24) Antawn Jamison (12) Caron Butler (7) Air Canada Centre
18,107 		19–61
81 April 13 Toronto L 96–97 Caron Butler (28) Caron Butler, Dominic McGuire (9) Juan Dixon (7) Verizon Center
18,455 		19–62
82 April 15 @ Boston L 107–115 Caron Butler (39) Oleksiy Pecherov (10) Caron Butler, Javaris Crittenton (4) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		19–63　
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs[edit]

Did not qualify

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
  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[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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[edit]

Trades[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
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