2005–06 Washington Wizards season
| 2005–06 Washington Wizards season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Eddie Jordan |
| Owner(s) | Raul Fernandez, Abe Pollin |
| Arena | MCI Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 42–40 (.512) |
| Place | Division: 2nd |
| Playoff finish |
East First Round (eliminated 2-4) |
| Local media | |
| Television | CSN Mid-Atlantic, UPN Washington |
| Radio | ESPN 980 |
The 2005-06 Washington Wizards season was the team's 45th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 45-37 output from the previous season. They came up three games short of matching it, finishing 42-40, but qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season.[1]
Draft Picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 2 | 49 | Andray Blatche | PF |  United States | South Kent (HS) |
Roster
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Regular season
Standings
| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | 31–10 | 21–20 | 13–3 |
| x-Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
| Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 16 | 26–15 | 10–31 | 9–7 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 5–11 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 18–23 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
Playoffs
East First Round
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Washington Wizards
April 22 3:00 pm |
| Washington Wizards 86, Cleveland Cavaliers 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 16–19, 21–24, 29–23 | ||
| Pts: Gilbert Arenas 26 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 7 Asts: Antonio Daniels 6 |
Pts: LeBron James 32 Rebs: LeBron James 11 Asts: LeBron James 11 | |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Steve Javie, Derrick Stafford, Marc Davis |
April 25 7:00 pm |
| Washington Wizards 89, Cleveland Cavaliers 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 16–15, 24–25, 18–31 | ||
| Pts: Gilbert Arenas 30 Rebs: Caron Butler 9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 6 |
Pts: LeBron James 26 Rebs: Drew Gooden 16 Asts: Eric Snow 4 | |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: David Jones, Eddie F. Rush, Bill Spooner |
April 28 8:00 pm |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 97, Washington Wizards 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 31–32, 21–13, 26–15 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 41 Rebs: Gooden, Ilgauskas 8 each Asts: James, Snow 3 each |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 34 Rebs: Caron Butler 11 Asts: Daniels, Jamison 3 each | |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Ron Garretson, Monty McCutchen, Greg Willard |
April 30 8:00 pm |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 96, Washington Wizards 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 30–20, 15–26, 34–24 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 38 Rebs: Donyell Marshall 11 Asts: LeBron James 5 |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 34 Rebs: Jared Jeffries 11 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 6 | |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, James Capers |
May 3 8:30 pm |
| Washington Wizards 120, Cleveland Cavaliers 121 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 24–27, 30–33, 26–22, Overtime: 13–14 | ||
| Pts: Gilbert Arenas 44 Rebs: Caron Butler 11 Asts: Antonio Daniels 7 |
Pts: LeBron James 45 Rebs: Drew Gooden 11 Asts: LeBron James 6 | |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Joe Forte, Bernie Fryer, Mark Wunderlich |
May 5 8:00 pm |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 114, Washington Wizards 113 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 31–25, 27–27, 32–31, Overtime: 7–6 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 32 Rebs: Anderson Varejão 10 Asts: Larry Hughes 12 |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 36 Rebs: Caron Butler 20 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 11 | |
| Cleveland wins the series, 4–2 | ||
Last Playoffs meeting: 1977 Eastern Conference First Round (Washington won 3–1)
Player statistics
Season
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 1 Gilbert Arenas 24 80 80 3384 746 1668 .447 199 540 .369 655 799 .820 59 221 280 484 161 25 297 286 2346
2 Antawn Jamison 29 82 80 3288 660 1494 .442 147 373 .394 217 297 .731 167 598 765 158 90 12 137 189 1684
3 Caron Butler 25 75 54 2708 494 1086 .455 41 120 .342 289 332 .870 114 352 466 186 127 18 175 238 1318
4 Antonio Daniels 30 80 17 2283 230 550 .418 23 101 .228 284 336 .845 19 153 172 284 52 8 89 96 767
5 Brendan Haywood 26 79 70 1879 222 432 .514 0 0 131 224 .585 200 267 467 46 30 104 97 232 575
6 Jared Jeffries 24 77 77 1951 187 415 .451 16 50 .320 99 168 .589 164 215 379 148 58 50 99 223 489
7 Etan Thomas 27 71 9 1121 131 246 .533 0 0 75 125 .600 99 180 279 14 20 68 51 148 337
8 Jarvis Hayes 24 21 13 516 77 183 .421 17 47 .362 25 30 .833 19 57 76 27 16 1 22 38 196
9 Chucky Atkins 31 28 2 552 66 174 .379 33 92 .359 22 31 .710 12 33 45 69 14 0 30 58 187
10 Donell Taylor 23 51 1 465 53 136 .390 4 17 .235 30 43 .698 16 37 53 45 30 4 34 47 140
11 Michael Ruffin 29 76 4 1010 34 77 .442 0 2 .000 37 74 .500 122 149 271 27 33 31 38 179 105
12 Andray Blatche 19 29 0 175 26 67 .388 3 13 .231 10 12 .833 12 26 38 10 5 7 12 36 65
13 Calvin Booth 29 33 2 250 20 47 .426 1 2 .500 5 9 .556 19 33 52 12 9 9 8 44 46
14 Awvee Storey 28 25 1 116 16 41 .390 3 7 .429 8 14 .571 8 14 22 4 3 1 5 22 43
15 Billy Thomas 30 17 0 131 13 40 .325 10 30 .333 2 2 1.000 5 9 14 9 10 1 6 19 38
Playoffs
Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 1 Gilbert Arenas 24 6 6 284 65 140 .464 20 46 .435 54 70 .771 7 26 33 32 13 4 20 21 204
2 Antawn Jamison 29 6 6 253 42 99 .424 10 32 .313 21 27 .778 9 34 43 18 6 2 11 23 115
3 Caron Butler 25 6 6 262 42 101 .416 3 14 .214 24 29 .828 16 47 63 16 12 4 14 31 111
4 Antonio Daniels 30 6 0 216 28 52 .538 3 11 .273 20 22 .909 2 15 17 20 3 1 10 4 79
5 Jared Jeffries 24 6 6 215 17 43 .395 1 7 .143 13 17 .765 20 17 37 9 1 7 11 19 48
6 Brendan Haywood 26 6 6 155 15 22 .682 0 0 13 25 .520 7 12 19 5 2 11 7 22 43
7 Etan Thomas 27 3 0 18 2 5 .400 0 0 2 4 .500 2 4 6 0 2 2 0 3 6
8 Billy Thomas 30 3 0 14 0 7 .000 0 4 .000 2 4 .500 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2
9 Michael Ruffin 29 6 0 70 1 2 .500 0 0 0 2 .000 6 10 16 4 1 2 2 10 2
10 Donell Taylor 23 1 0 3 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Awards and records
Transactions
Transactions listed are from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006.
August 2, 2005- Traded Kwame Brown and Laron Profit to the Los Angeles Lakers for Chucky Atkins and Caron Butler. Signed Antonio Daniels as a free agent.
September 7, 2005- Signed Calvin Booth as a free agent.
October 3, 2005- Signed Awvee Storey as a free agent. Signed Billy Thomas as a free agent.
November 10, 2005- Signed Donell Taylor as a free agent.
January 17, 2006- Waived Chucky Atkins.
February 24, 2006- Signed Billy Thomas to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
June 28, 2006- Drafted Oleksiy Pecherov in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft. Drafted Vladimir Veremeenko in the 2nd round (48th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.