2011–12_Washington_Wizards_season
2011–12 Washington Wizards season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2011–12 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 20–46 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 2011–12 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]
Quick Facts Washington Wizards season, Head coach ...
| 2011–12 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 | ||
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- June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place in Newark, New Jersey.
- July 1: The free agency period begun.
- December 26: The Wizards begin the regular season with a loss against the New Jersey Nets at home.
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 6 | Jan Veselý | 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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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Salaries
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| Player | 2011–12 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 |
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Standings
More information W, L ...
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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| y-Miami Heat | 46 | 20 | .697 | – | 28–5 | 18–15 | 9–5 | 66 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 6 | 23–10 | 17–16 | 11–3 | 66 |
| x-Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 9 | 21–12 | 16–17 | 8–7 | 66 |
| Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 26 | 11–22 | 9–24 | 7–7 | 66 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 39 | 4–29 | 3–30 | 1–14 | 66 |
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More information Eastern Conference, # ...
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 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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Game log
More information 2011–12 game log Total: 20–46 (Home: 11–22; Road: 9–24), Game ...
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December: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
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January: 4–14 (home: 3–8; road: 1–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: 8–7 (home: 4–3; road: 4–4)
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Regular season
More information Player, GP ...
| 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 |
| Nenê 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 Veselý | 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 |
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- a Statistics with the Washington Wizards.
- John Wall participated in the Rising Stars Challenge and in the Skills Challenge during the All-Star Weekend in Orlando.
- Rashard Lewis scored his 15,000th career point in a 98–77 win against the Detroit Pistons on February 12.[4]
- On April, Roger Mason, Jr. underwent surgery to repair a broken index finger in his left hand and was out for the remainder of the season.[5]
Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions
Overview
| Players Added Via draft Via free agency Via trade 10-day contracts |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Waived |
Trades
| 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 Nenê 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 |
Free agents
More information Additions, Player ...
| 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) |
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More information Subtractions, Player ...
| Subtractions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Josh Howard | December 15 | Utah Jazz |
| Yi Jianlian | January 6 | Dallas Mavericks |
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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]
More information Played in other leagues during lockout, Player ...
| 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 |
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- Washington Wizards fire Flip Saunders, ESPN.com. January 24, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- Wizards Unveil New Logos and Uniforms, NBA.com/wizards. May 10, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- "HoopsHype - NBA Salaries - Washington Wizards". July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- Rashard Lewis Reaches NBA Milestone, HoopsWorld.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- Roger Mason Jr.’s season will end with surgery on finger, The Washington Post. April 15, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.