2014–15 Washington Wizards season

2014–15 Washington Wizards season
Head coach	Randy Wittman
Owner(s)	Ted Leonsis
Arena	Verizon Center
Results
Record	46–36 (.561)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost to Hawks 2–4 (Semifinals)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2014–15 Washington Wizards season was the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 42nd in the Washington, D.C. area.^[1] The Wizards recorded their best regular season record since 1978–79 and secured a place in the NBA playoffs, but despite cleansweeping the Toronto Raptors in their first round playoff series, they were eliminated in a 2–4 loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Atlanta Hawks.

Preseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	46	Jordan Clarkson	PG	United States	Missouri

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Atlanta Hawks	60	22	.732	0.0	35–6	25–16	12–4	82
x-Washington Wizards	46	36	.561	14.0	29–12	17–24	10–6	82
Miami Heat	37	45	.451	23.0	20–21	17–24	6–10	82
Charlotte Hornets	33	49	.402	27.0	19–22	14–27	8–8	82
Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	35.0	13–28	12–29	4–12	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Atlanta Hawks *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y-Cleveland Cavaliers *	53	29	.646	7.0	82
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	10.0	82
4	y-Toronto Raptors *	49	33	.598	11.0	82
5	x-Washington Wizards	46	36	.561	14.0	82
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	19.0	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	40	42	.488	20.0	82
8	x-Brooklyn Nets	38	44	.463	22.0	82

9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	22.0	82
10	Miami Heat	37	45	.451	23.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	33	49	.402	27.0	82
12	Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	28.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	35.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42.0	82
15	New York Knicks	17	65	.207	43.0	82

Game log

Regular season

2014–15 game log
Total: 46–36 (Home: 29–12; Road: 17–24)

October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)

November : 9–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–2)

December : 12–4 (Home: 8–2; Road: 4–2)

January : 9–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 5–5)

February : 3–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 0–5)

March : 7–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–5)

April : 5–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–3)

2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2015 playoff game log
Total: 6–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–2)

First Round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)

Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)

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

Summer League

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

Preseason

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

Regular season

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

Injuries

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
Player	Start	End	Injury type	Games missed
Beal, BradleyBradley Beal	February 5, 2015	TBD	Stressed lower-right fibula; toe	TBD
Pierce, PaulPaul Pierce	February 24, 2015	TBD	Knee	TBD
Humphries, KrisKris Humphries	February 25, 2015	TBD	Hamstring	TBD

Roster

2014–15 Washington Wizards roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
1.5 !G	3	Beal, Bradley	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1993–06–28	Florida
5.5 !F/C	45	Blair, DeJuan	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1989–04–22	Pittsburgh
2.5 !G/F	8	Butler, Rasual	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1979–05–23	La Salle
1.5 !G	1	Bynum, Will	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–01–04	Georgia Tech
5.5 !F/C	90	Gooden, Drew	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1981–09–24	Kansas
6.0 !C	4	Gortat, Marcin (C)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1984–02–17	Poland
5.5 !F/C	43	Humphries, Kris	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1985–02–06	Minnesota
5.5 !F/C	42	Nenê	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1982–09–13	Brazil
4.0 !F	34	Pierce, Paul (C)	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1977–10–13	Kansas
4.0 !F	22	Porter, Otto	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1993–06–03	Georgetown
5.5 !F/C	13	Séraphin, Kevin	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1989–12–07	France
1.5 !G	7	Sessions, Ramon	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–04–11	Nevada
1.5 !G	17	Temple, Garrett	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1986–05–08	LSU
1.5 !G	2	Wall, John (C)	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1990–09–06	Kentucky
2.5 !G/F	9	Webster, Martell	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1986–12–04	Seattle Preparatory (WA)

Head coach

Randy Wittman

Assistant coach(es)

Howard Eisley
Don Newman
Roy Rogers
Pat Sullivan
Don Zierden
David Adkins (player development)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2015–04–06

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

February 19, 2015

To Washington Wizards

Ramon Sessions

To Sacramento Kings

Andre Miller

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.
Marcin Gortat	July 10, 2014	5 years, $60,000,000	^[2]
Drew Gooden	July 18, 2014	1 year, $1,448,000	^[3]
Garrett Temple	July 18, 2014	2 years, $2,081,686	^[4]
Kevin Seraphin	July 18, 2014	1 year, $3,898,692	^[5]

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Contract	Ref.
Paul Pierce	July 15, 2014	Brooklyn Nets	2 years, $11,000,000	^[6]
Kris Humphries	July 15, 2014	Boston Celtics	3 years, $13,000,000	^[7]
DeJuan Blair	July 16, 2014	Dallas Mavericks	3 years, $6,000,000	^[8]
Rasual Butler	September 22, 2014	Indiana Pacers	1 year, $1,448,490	^[9]

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Contract	Ref.
Trevor Ariza	Free Agent	July 12, 2014	Houston Rockets	4 years, $32,000,000	^[10]
Trevor Booker	Free Agent	July 21, 2014	Utah Jazz	2 years, $9,775,000	^[11]
Al Harrington	Free Agent		Fujian Sturgeons (Chinese Basketball Association)		^[12]
Chris Singleton	Free Agent

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

References

↑ "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Wizards, center Marcin Gortat reach terms on five-year contract worth $60 million". washingtonpost.com. July 1, 2014.
↑ "Drew Gooden re-signs with Wizards". washingtonpost.com. July 15, 2014.
↑ "Reports: Wizards retaining Kevin Seraphin, Garrett Temple". cbssports.com. July 18, 2014.
↑ "Reports: Wizards retaining Kevin Seraphin, Garrett Temple". cbssports.com. July 18, 2014.
↑ "Wizards Sign Paul Pierce". nba.com. July 17, 2014.
↑ "Kris Humphries, Wizards agree to $13 million contract". sbnation.com. July 15, 2014.
↑ "Wizards acquire DeJuan Blair in sign-and-trade with Mavericks". washingtonpost.com. July 16, 2014.
↑ "Wizards sign veteran Rasual Butler to non-guaranteed contract". washingtonpost.com. September 22, 2014.
↑ "Rockets to sign Trevor Ariza". espn.com. July 12, 2014.
↑ "Jazz Signs Free Agent Trevor Booker". nba.com. July 21, 2014.
↑ "Fujian officially signs Al Harrington". Sportando.com. August 11, 2014.

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2014–15 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

Chicago Packers / Zephyrs–Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets–Washington Wizards seasons

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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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