2011–12 Washington Wizards season

2011–12 Washington Wizards season
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

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. 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.

Key dates

• 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.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
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.)

Roster

2011–12 Washington Wizards roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 7 Blatche, Andray 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986–08–22 South Kent HS (CT) F 35 Booker, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–11–25 Clemson F/C 43 Cook, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980–12–04 Illinois G 15 Crawford, Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–10–23 Xavier G/F 6 Evans, Maurice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–08–11 Texas F 9 Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1979–08–08 Alief Elsik HS (TX) G 22 Mack, Shelvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1990–04–22 Butler G/F 20 Martin, Cartier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–11–20 Kansas State C 42 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982–09–13 Brazil F/C 13 Seraphin, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1989–12–07 France F 31 Singleton, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1989–11–21 Florida State F 3 Singleton, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1981–07–20 Murray State F 24 Veselý, Jan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1990–04–24 Czech Republic G 2 Wall, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–09–06 Kentucky G/F 21 Almond, Morris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–02–02 Rice

Head coach Randy Wittman Assistant coach(es) Don Zierden Sam Cassell Ryan Saunders Mike Wells Gene Banks Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2012–04–16

Salaries

Player	2011–12 Salary
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

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
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

Eastern Conference
#	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

Game log

2011–12 game log Total: 20–46 (Home: 11–22; Road: 9–24)
December: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 26 New Jersey L 84–90 Nick Young (16) Andray Blatche (10) John Wall (5) Verizon Center 17,102 0–1 2 December 28 @ Atlanta L 83–101 Nick Young (21) JaVale McGee (12) John Wall (6) Philips Arena 17,750 0–2 3 December 30 @ Milwaukee L 81–102 Jordan Crawford (24) Andray Blatche (10) John Wall (7) Bradley Center 17,065 0–3
January: 4–14 (home: 3–8; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 January 1 Boston L 86–94 John Wall (19) JaVale McGee (14) John Wall (11) Verizon Center 17,458 0–4 5 January 2 @ Boston L 92–100 Andray Blatche (28) JaVale McGee (14) John Wall (8) TD Garden 18,624 0–5 6 January 4 @ Orlando L 85–103 Nick Young (17) Jordan Crawford (7) John Wall (5) Amway Center 18,846 0–6 7 January 6 New York L 96–99 Nick Young (24) JaVale McGee (10) John Wall (9) Verizon Center 16,998 0–7 8 January 8 Minnesota L 72–93 Trevor Booker Nick Young (14) Andray Blatche JaVale McGee (9) John Wall (6) Verizon Center 13,095 0–8 9 January 10 Toronto W 93–78 Nick Young Rashard Lewis (15) Chris Singleton (9) John Wall (9) Verizon Center 14,077 1–8 10 January 11 @ Chicago L 64–78 Jordan Crawford (14) JaVale McGee (14) John Wall (8) United Center 21,366 1–9 11 January 13 @ Philadelphia L 89–120 Rashard Lewis (16) Trevor Booker (6) John Wall Jordan Crawford (5) Wells Fargo Center 14,213 1–10 12 January 14 Philadelphia L 90–103 Nick Young (27) JaVale McGee (18) John Wall (9) Verizon Center 13,998 1–11 13 January 16 Houston L 106–114 John Wall (38) Andray Blatche (12) John Wall (8) Verizon Center 15,594 1–12 14 January 18 Oklahoma City W 105–102 John Wall (25) JaVale McGee (11) John Wall (8) Verizon Center 15,075 2–12 15 January 20 Denver L 104–108 Nick Young (25) John Wall (9) John Wall (10) Verizon Center 14,866 2–13 16 January 22 Boston L 94–100 John Wall (27) John Wall (10) John Wall (7) Verizon Center 15,818 2–14 17 January 23 @ Philadelphia L 83–103 Jordan Crawford (17) Rashard Lewis Kevin Seraphin (15) John Wall (5) Wells Fargo Center 10,108 2–15 18 January 25 Charlotte W 92–75 Nick Young (20) JaVale McGee Andray Blatche (10) Jordan Crawford (5) Verizon Center 15,286 3–15 19 January 27 @ Houston L 75–92 John Wall (17) JaVale McGee (11) John Wall (6) Toyota Center 13,894 3–16 20 January 28 @ Charlotte W 102–99 JaVale McGee (22) JaVale McGee (10) John Wall (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 17,761 4–16 21 January 30 Chicago L 88–98 John Wall (20) JaVale McGee Trevor Booker (9) John Wall (6) Verizon Center 18,357 4–17
February: 3–11 (home: 1–5; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 1 @ Orlando L 103–109 Nick Young (24) Trevor Booker (8) John Wall (10) Amway Center 18,846 4–18 23 February 3 @ Toronto L 89–106 Nick Young (21) Trevor Booker (7) John Wall (4) Air Canada Centre 16,382 4–19 24 February 4 L. A. Clippers L 81–107 Nick Young John Wall (14) Kevin Seraphin (8) John Wall (7) Verizon Center 19,419 4–20 25 February 6 Toronto W 111–108 John Wall (31) JaVale McGee Kevin Seraphin (8) John Wall (7) Verizon Center 14,687 5–20 26 February 8 New York L 93–107 John Wall (29) JaVale McGee (9) John Wall (6) Verizon Center 17,376 5–21 27 February 10 Miami L 89–106 JaVale McGee (24) Trevor Booker (15) John Wall (10) Verizon Center 20,282 5–22 28 February 12 @ Detroit W 98–77 Nick Young JaVale McGee (22) JaVale McGee (11) John Wall (15) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,654 6–22 29 February 14 @ Portland W 124–109 Nick Young (35) JaVale McGee (11) John Wall (9) Rose Garden 20,558 7–22 30 February 15 @ L. A. Clippers L 84–102 John Wall JaVale McGee (18) Trevor Booker (8) John Wall (12) Staples Center 19,135 7–23 31 February 17 @ Utah L 100–114 John Wall (24) JaVale McGee Jordan Crawford (6) John Wall (5) EnergySolutions Arena 18,719 7–24 32 February 20 @ Phoenix L 88–104 Jordan Crawford (20) JaVale McGee (9) John Wall (6) US Airways Center 13,921 7–25 33 February 22 Sacramento L 107–115 Jordan Crawford (32) JaVale McGee (10) John Wall (11) Verizon Center 17,085 7–26 34 February 28 @ Milwaukee L 118–119 Trevor Booker (20) Trevor Booker (11) John Wall (15) Bradley Center 13,548 7–27 35 February 29 Orlando L 95–102 John Wall (33) Trevor Booker (13) Jordan Crawford (5) Verizon Center 18,688 7–28
March: 5–11 (home: 3–5; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 March 3 Cleveland W 101–98 Jordan Crawford (31) JaVale McGee (12) John Wall Andray Blatche Shelvin Mack (5) Verizon Center 17,759 8–28 37 March 5 Golden State L 100–120 Nick Young (25) JaVale McGee (10) John Wall (14) Verizon Center 17,843 8–29 38 March 7 L. A. Lakers W 106–101 Nick Young (19) Trevor Booker (17) John Wall (9) Verizon Center 20,282 9–29 39 March 10 Portland L 99–110 John Wall (25) Trevor Booker (10) John Wall (8) Verizon Center 18,071 9–30 40 March 12 @ San Antonio L 97–112 JaVale McGee (21) JaVale McGee (15) Jordan Crawford John Wall (5) AT&T Center 18,581 9–31 41 March 13 @ Dallas L 98–107 Trevor Booker (20) Trevor Booker (12) John Wall (10) American Airlines Center 20,319 9–32 42 March 15 @ New Orleans W 99–89 John Wall (26) Kevin Seraphin (9) John Wall (12) New Orleans Arena 14,256 10–32 43 March 16 @ Atlanta L 88–102 Trevor Booker (18) Trevor Booker (9) John Wall (9) Philips Arena 15,241 10–33 44 March 18 @ Memphis L 92–97 John Wall (25) Kevin Seraphin (12) John Wall (6) FedExForum 15,412 10–34 45 March 21 @ New Jersey W 108–89 Jordan Crawford (23) Nenê (10) John Wall (8) Prudential Center 10,097 11–34 46 March 22 Indiana L 83–85 Jordan Crawford (21) Trevor Booker (7) John Wall (9) Verizon Center 15,874 11–35 47 March 24 Atlanta L 92–95 Nenê (21) Trevor Booker (14) Trevor Booker John Wall (3) Verizon Center 18,588 11–36 48 March 25 @ Boston L 76–88 Jordan Crawford (20) Trevor Booker (12) John Wall (9) TD Garden 18,624 11–37 49 March 26 Detroit L 77–79 Jordan Crawford (20) Nenê (9) John Wall (9) Verizon Center 15,911 11–38 50 March 29 @ Indiana L 89–93 Jordan Crawford (20) Nenê (13) Shelvin Mack (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,505 11–39 51 March 30 Philadelphia W 97–76 Cartier Martin (20) Jan Vesely (11) John Wall (6) Verizon Center 18,066 12–39
April : 8–7 (home: 4–3; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 April 1 @ Toronto L 92–99 Jordan Crawford (18) Chris Singleton (8) John Wall (11) Air Canada Centre 16,858 12–40 53 April 2 Milwaukee L 98–112 Jordan Crawford (23) Jan Vesely (7) John Wall (9) Verizon Center 16,234 12–41 54 April 4 Indiana L 96–109 Jordan Crawford (28) Kevin Seraphin (10) Shelvin Mack (4) Verizon Center 14,561 12–42 55 April 5 @ Detroit L 94–99 John Wall (28) Kevin Seraphin (9) John Wall (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,681 12–43 56 April 6 @ New Jersey L 98–110 John Wall (18) Kevin Seraphin James Singleton (9) Shelvin Mack (8) Prudential Center 12,783 12–44 57 April 9 @ Charlotte W 113–85 Jordan Crawford (20) James Singleton (12) John Wall (12) Time Warner Cable Arena 10,303 13–44 58 April 10 Orlando W 93–85 Kevin Seraphin (24) Kevin Seraphin (13) John Wall (7) Verizon Center 15,355 14–44 59 April 13 @ New York L 65–103 Jordan Crawford (17) James Singleton (9) John Wall (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 14–45 60 April 14 Cleveland L 89–98 John Wall (19) Jan Vesely (11) John Wall (9) Verizon Center 17,200 14–46 61 April 16 @ Chicago W 87–84 Kevin Seraphin (21) Kevin Seraphin (13) Jordan Crawford (6) United Center 22,307 15–46 62 April 18 Milwaukee W 121–112 Jordan Crawford (32) Jan Vesely (10) John Wall (10) Verizon Center 14,141 16–46 63 April 21 @ Miami W 86–84 Cartier Martin (22) Kevin Seraphin Jordan Crawford John Wall (6) John Wall (13) American Airlines Arena 19,722 17–46 64 April 23 Charlotte W 101–73 Nenê (18) James Singleton (9) John Wall (14) Verizon Center 17,355 18–46 65 April 25 @ Cleveland W 96–85 John Wall (21) Jan Vesely (12) John Wall (13) Quicken Loans Arena 18,086 19–46 66 April 26 Miami W 104–70 Maurice Evans (18) Jan Vesely James Singleton (8) John Wall (12) Verizon Center 19,537 20–46
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Washington Wizards statistics

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

• ^a Statistics with the Washington Wizards.

Awards and milestones

• 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.

Injuries and surgeries

• 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.

Player statistics

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

Regular season

Washington Wizards statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
John Wall	66	66	36.2	.423	.071	.789	4.5	8.0	1.4	.9	16.3
Chris Singleton	66	51	21.7	.372	.346	.682	3.5	.7	1.1	.5	4.6
Jordan Crawford	64	32	27.4	.400	.289	.793	2.6	3.0	.9	.1	14.7
Shelvin Mack	64	0	12.2	.400	.286	.712	1.4	2.0	.4	.0	3.6
Kevin Séraphin	57	21	20.6	.531	.000	.671	4.9	.6	.3	1.3	7.9
Jan Veselý	57	20	18.9	.537	.000	.532	4.4	.8	.7	.6	4.7
Roger Mason Jr.	52	0	13.4	.399	.383	.778	1.3	.9	.3	.1	5.5
Trevor Booker	50	32	25.2	.531	.500	.602	6.5	.8	1.0	.9	8.4
JaVale McGee†	41	40	27.4	.535		.500	8.8	.6	.6	2.5	11.9
Nick Young†	40	32	30.3	.406	.371	.862	2.4	1.2	.8	.3	16.6
Rashard Lewis	28	15	26.0	.385	.239	.838	3.9	1.0	.8	.4	7.8
Andray Blatche	26	13	24.1	.380	.286	.673	5.8	1.1	.8	.7	8.5
Maurice Evans	24	0	14.3	.402	.378	.769	1.0	.4	.6	.0	4.9
Cartier Martin	17	2	23.0	.440	.387	.579	3.4	.6	.6	.1	9.3
Brian Cook†	16	0	9.7	.408	.217	.833	2.5	.5	.3	.1	3.1
James Singleton	12	0	21.8	.547	.222	.933	6.8	1.3	.8	.7	8.2
Nenê†	11	6	25.8	.607	.000	.657	7.5	1.7	.5	1.2	14.5
Morris Almond	4	0	16.8	.353	.333	.333	2.0	.5	1.8	.0	3.5
Ronny Turiaf†	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
Hamady N'Diaye	3	0	1.0	.000			.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Shelvin Mack Chris Singleton Jan Veselý Via free agency Morris Almond Roger Mason, Jr. Via trade Ronny Turiaf Nenê Brian Cook 10-day contracts Edwin Ubiles Cartier Martin James Singleton

Players Lost Via trade Nick Young Javale McGee Ronny Turiaf Via free agency Josh Howard Yi Jianlian Waived Roger Mason, Jr. Hamady N'Diaye Larry Owens

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

Additions
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)

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Josh Howard	December 15	Utah Jazz
Yi Jianlian	January 6	Dallas Mavericks

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. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.

Played in other leagues during lockout
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