2011–12 Washington Wizards season explained

Team:	Washington Wizards
End Year:	2012
Wins:	20
Losses:	46
Division:	Southeast
Division Place:	4th
Conf Place:	14th
Coach:	Randy Wittman (starting January) Flip Saunders (Dec. - Jan.)
Owners:	Ted Leonsis
Arena:	Verizon Center
Television:	CSN Mid-Atlantic, The CW Washington, TBD TV
Radio:	106.7 The Fan
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	WAS

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]

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

See main article: 2011 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Jan Veselý	PF		Partizan (Serbia)
1	18	Chris Singleton	SF		Florida State (Jr.)
2	34	Shelvin Mack	PG/SG		Butler (Jr.)

Roster

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

^[3]

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| December 26| New Jersey| | Nick Young (16)| Andray Blatche (10)| John Wall (5)| Verizon Center
17,102| 0–1|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 2| December 28| @ Atlanta| | Nick Young (21)| JaVale McGee (12)| John Wall (6)| Philips Arena
17,750| 0–2|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 3| December 30| @ Milwaukee| | Jordan Crawford (24)| Andray Blatche (10)| John Wall (7)| Bradley Center
17,065| 0–3

|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 4| January 1| Boston| | John Wall (19)| JaVale McGee (14)| John Wall (11)| Verizon Center
17,458| 0–4|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 5| January 2| @ Boston| | Andray Blatche (28)| JaVale McGee (14)| John Wall (8)| TD Garden
18,624| 0–5|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 6| January 4| @ Orlando| | Nick Young (17)| Jordan Crawford (7)| John Wall (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 0–6|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| January 6| New York| | Nick Young (24)| JaVale McGee (10)| John Wall (9)| Verizon Center
16,998| 0–7|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 8| January 8| Minnesota| | Trevor Booker
Nick Young (14)| Andray Blatche
JaVale McGee (9)| John Wall (6)| Verizon Center
13,095| 0–8|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 9| January 10| Toronto| | Nick Young
Rashard Lewis (15)| Chris Singleton (9)| John Wall (9)| Verizon Center
14,077| 1–8|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 10| January 11| @ Chicago| | Jordan Crawford (14)| JaVale McGee (14)| John Wall (8)| United Center
21,366| 1–9|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 11| January 13| @ Philadelphia| | Rashard Lewis (16)| Trevor Booker (6)| John Wall
Jordan Crawford (5)| Wells Fargo Center
14,213| 1–10|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 12| January 14| Philadelphia| | Nick Young (27)| JaVale McGee (18)| John Wall (9)| Verizon Center
13,998| 1–11|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 13| January 16| Houston| | John Wall (38)| Andray Blatche (12)| John Wall (8)| Verizon Center
15,594| 1–12|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 14| January 18| Oklahoma City| | John Wall (25)| JaVale McGee (11)| John Wall (8)| Verizon Center
15,075| 2–12|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 15| January 20| Denver| | Nick Young (25)| John Wall (9)| John Wall (10)| Verizon Center
14,866| 2–13|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 16| January 22| Boston| | John Wall (27)| John Wall (10)| John Wall (7)| Verizon Center
15,818| 2–14|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 17| January 23| @ Philadelphia| | Jordan Crawford (17)| Rashard Lewis
Kevin Seraphin (15)| John Wall (5)| Wells Fargo Center
10,108| 2–15|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 18| January 25| Charlotte| | Nick Young (20)| JaVale McGee
Andray Blatche (10)| Jordan Crawford (5)| Verizon Center
15,286| 3–15|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 19| January 27| @ Houston| | John Wall (17)| JaVale McGee (11)| John Wall (6)| Toyota Center
13,894| 3–16|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 20| January 28| @ Charlotte| | JaVale McGee (22)| JaVale McGee (10)| John Wall (10)| Time Warner Cable Arena
17,761| 4–16|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 21| January 30| Chicago| | John Wall (20)| JaVale McGee
Trevor Booker (9)| John Wall (6)| Verizon Center
18,357| 4–17

|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 22| February 1| @ Orlando| | Nick Young (24)| Trevor Booker (8)| John Wall (10)| Amway Center
18,846| 4–18|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 23| February 3| @ Toronto| | Nick Young (21)| Trevor Booker (7)| John Wall (4)| Air Canada Centre
16,382| 4–19|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 24| February 4| L. A. Clippers| | Nick Young
John Wall (14)| Kevin Seraphin (8)| John Wall (7)| Verizon Center
19,419| 4–20|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 25| February 6| Toronto| | John Wall (31)| JaVale McGee
Kevin Seraphin (8)| John Wall (7)| Verizon Center
14,687| 5–20|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 26| February 8| New York| | John Wall (29)| JaVale McGee (9)| John Wall (6)| Verizon Center
17,376| 5–21|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 27| February 10| Miami| | JaVale McGee (24)| Trevor Booker (15)| John Wall (10)| Verizon Center
20,282| 5–22|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 28| February 12| @ Detroit| | Nick Young
JaVale McGee (22)| JaVale McGee (11)| John Wall (15)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,654| 6–22|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 29| February 14| @ Portland| | Nick Young (35)| JaVale McGee (11)| John Wall (9)| Rose Garden
20,558| 7–22|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 30| February 15| @ L. A. Clippers| | John Wall
JaVale McGee (18)| Trevor Booker (8)| John Wall (12)| Staples Center
19,135| 7–23|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 31| February 17| @ Utah| | John Wall (24)| JaVale McGee
Jordan Crawford (6)| John Wall (5)| EnergySolutions Arena
18,719| 7–24|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 32| February 20| @ Phoenix| | Jordan Crawford (20)| JaVale McGee (9)| John Wall (6)| US Airways Center
13,921| 7–25|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 33| February 22| Sacramento| | Jordan Crawford (32)| JaVale McGee (10)| John Wall (11)| Verizon Center
17,085| 7–26|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 34| February 28| @ Milwaukee| | Trevor Booker (20)| Trevor Booker (11)| John Wall (15)| Bradley Center
13,548| 7–27|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 35| February 29| Orlando| | John Wall (33)| Trevor Booker (13)| Jordan Crawford (5)| Verizon Center
18,688| 7–28

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 36| March 3| Cleveland| | Jordan Crawford (31)| JaVale McGee (12)| John Wall
Andray Blatche
Shelvin Mack (5)| Verizon Center
17,759| 8–28|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 37| March 5| Golden State| | Nick Young (25)| JaVale McGee (10)| John Wall (14)| Verizon Center
17,843| 8–29|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 38| March 7| L. A. Lakers| | Nick Young (19)| Trevor Booker (17)| John Wall (9)| Verizon Center
20,282| 9–29|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 39| March 10| Portland| | John Wall (25)| Trevor Booker (10)| John Wall (8)| Verizon Center
18,071| 9–30|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 40| March 12| @ San Antonio| | JaVale McGee (21)| JaVale McGee (15)| Jordan Crawford
John Wall (5)| AT&T Center
18,581| 9–31|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 41| March 13| @ Dallas| | Trevor Booker (20)| Trevor Booker (12)| John Wall (10)| American Airlines Center
20,319| 9–32|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 42| March 15| @ New Orleans| | John Wall (26)| Kevin Seraphin (9)| John Wall (12)| New Orleans Arena
14,256| 10–32|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 43| March 16| @ Atlanta| | Trevor Booker (18)| Trevor Booker (9)| John Wall (9)| Philips Arena
15,241| 10–33|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 44| March 18| @ Memphis| | John Wall (25)| Kevin Seraphin (12)| John Wall (6)| FedExForum
15,412| 10–34|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 45| March 21| @ New Jersey| | Jordan Crawford (23)| Nenê (10)| John Wall (8)| Prudential Center
10,097| 11–34|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 46| March 22| Indiana| | Jordan Crawford (21)| Trevor Booker (7)| John Wall (9)| Verizon Center
15,874| 11–35|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 47| March 24| Atlanta| | Nenê (21)| Trevor Booker (14)| Trevor Booker
John Wall (3)| Verizon Center
18,588| 11–36|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 48| March 25| @ Boston| | Jordan Crawford (20)| Trevor Booker (12)| John Wall (9)| TD Garden
18,624| 11–37|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 49| March 26| Detroit| | Jordan Crawford (20)| Nenê (9)| John Wall (9)| Verizon Center
15,911| 11–38|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 50| March 29| @ Indiana| | Jordan Crawford (20)| Nenê (13)| Shelvin Mack (4)| Conseco Fieldhouse
11,505| 11–39|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 51| March 30| Philadelphia| | Cartier Martin (20)| Jan Vesely (11)| John Wall (6)| Verizon Center
18,066| 12–39

|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 52| April 1| @ Toronto| | Jordan Crawford (18)| Chris Singleton (8)| John Wall (11)| Air Canada Centre
16,858| 12–40|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 53| April 2| Milwaukee| | Jordan Crawford (23)| Jan Vesely (7)| John Wall (9)| Verizon Center
16,234| 12–41|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 54| April 4| Indiana| | Jordan Crawford (28)| Kevin Seraphin (10)| Shelvin Mack (4)| Verizon Center
14,561| 12–42|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 55| April 5| @ Detroit| | John Wall (28)| Kevin Seraphin (9)| John Wall (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,681| 12–43|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 56| April 6| @ New Jersey| | John Wall (18)| Kevin Seraphin
James Singleton (9)| Shelvin Mack (8)| Prudential Center
12,783| 12–44|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 57| April 9| @ Charlotte| | Jordan Crawford (20)| James Singleton (12)| John Wall (12)| Time Warner Cable Arena
10,303| 13–44|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 58| April 10| Orlando| | Kevin Seraphin (24)| Kevin Seraphin (13)| John Wall (7)| Verizon Center
15,355| 14–44|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 59| April 13| @ New York| | Jordan Crawford (17)| James Singleton (9)| John Wall (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 14–45|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 60| April 14| Cleveland| | John Wall (19)| Jan Vesely (11)| John Wall (9)| Verizon Center
17,200| 14–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 61| April 16| @ Chicago| | Kevin Seraphin (21)| Kevin Seraphin (13)| Jordan Crawford (6)| United Center
22,307| 15–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 62| April 18| Milwaukee| | Jordan Crawford (32)| Jan Vesely (10)| John Wall (10)| Verizon Center
14,141| 16–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 63| April 21| @ Miami| | Cartier Martin (22)| Kevin Seraphin
Jordan Crawford
John Wall (6)| John Wall (13)| American Airlines Arena
19,722| 17–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 64| April 23| Charlotte| | Nenê (18)| James Singleton (9)| John Wall (14)| Verizon Center
17,355| 18–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 65| April 25| @ Cleveland| | John Wall (21)| Jan Vesely (12)| John Wall (13)| Quicken Loans Arena
18,086| 19–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 66| April 26| Miami| | Maurice Evans (18)| Jan Vesely
James Singleton (8)| John Wall (12)| Verizon Center
19,537| 20–46

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 4 || 0 || 16.8 || .353 || .333 || .333 || 2.0 || .5 ||style=|1.8 || .0 || 3.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 26 || 13 || 24.1 || .380 || .286 || .673 || 5.8 || 1.1 || .8 || .7 || 8.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 50 || 32 || 25.2 || .531 ||style=|.500 || .602 || 6.5 || .8 || 1.0 || .9 || 8.4|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 16 || 0 || 9.7 || .408 || .217 || .833 || 2.5 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.1|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 64 || 32 || 27.4 || .400 || .289 || .793 || 2.6 || 3.0 || .9 || .1 || 14.7|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 24 || 0 || 14.3 || .402 || .378 || .769 || 1.0 || .4 || .6 || .0 || 4.9|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 11 || 6 || 25.8 || .607 || .000 || .657 || 7.5 || 1.7 || .5 || 1.2 || 14.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 28 || 15 || 26.0 || .385 || .239 || .838 || 3.9 || 1.0 || .8 || .4 || 7.8|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 64 || 0 || 12.2 || .400 || .286 || .712 || 1.4 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || 3.6|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 17 || 2 || 23.0 || .440 || .387 || .579 || 3.4 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 9.3|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 52 || 0 || 13.4 || .399 || .383 || .778 || 1.3 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 5.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 41 || 40 || 27.4 || .535 || || .500 ||style=|8.8 || .6 || .6 ||style=|2.5 || 11.9|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 3 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 57 || 21 || 20.6 || .531 || .000 || .671 || 4.9 || .6 || .3 || 1.3 || 7.9|- align="center" bgcolor=""| |style=|66 || 51 || 21.7 || .372 || .346 || .682 || 3.5 || .7 || 1.1 || .5 || 4.6|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 12 || 0 || 21.8 || .547 || .222 || .933 || 6.8 || 1.3 || .8 || .7 || 8.2|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 4 || 0 || 14.5 ||style=|1.000 || || || 3.0 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .8 || 1.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 4 || 0 || 13.0 || .278 || .200 ||style=|1.000 || 2.5 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 3.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 57 || 20 || 18.9 || .537 || .000 || .532 || 4.4 || .8 || .7 || .6 || 4.7|- align="center" bgcolor=""| |style=|66 ||style=|66 ||style=|36.2 || .423 || .071 || .789 || 4.5 ||style=|8.0 || 1.4 || .9 || 16.3|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 40 || 32 || 30.3 || .406 || .371 || .862 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .8 || .3 ||style=|16.6|}

• 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 66 || 66 || 36.2 || .423 || .071 || .789 || 4.5 || 8.0 || 1.4 || .9 || 16.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 66 || 51 || 21.7 || .372 || .346 || .682 || 3.5 || .7 || 1.1 || .5 || 4.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 64 || 32 || 27.4 || .400 || .289 || .793 || 2.6 || 3.0 || .9 || .1 || 14.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 64 || 0 || 12.2 || .400 || .286 || .712 || 1.4 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || 3.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 57 || 21 || 20.6 || .531 || .000 || .671 || 4.9 || .6 || .3 || 1.3 || 7.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 57 || 20 || 18.9 || .537 || .000 || .532 || 4.4 || .8 || .7 || .6 || 4.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 52 || 0 || 13.4 || .399 || .383 || .778 || 1.3 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 5.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 50 || 32 || 25.2 || .531 || .500 || .602 || 6.5 || .8 || 1.0 || .9 || 8.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 41 || 40 || 27.4 || .535 || || .500 || 8.8 || .6 || .6 || 2.5 || 11.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 40 || 32 || 30.3 || .406 || .371 || .862 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .8 || .3 || 16.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 28 || 15 || 26.0 || .385 || .239 || .838 || 3.9 || 1.0 || .8 || .4 || 7.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 26 || 13 || 24.1 || .380 || .286 || .673 || 5.8 || 1.1 || .8 || .7 || 8.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 24 || 0 || 14.3 || .402 || .378 || .769 || 1.0 || .4 || .6 || .0 || 4.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 17 || 2 || 23.0 || .440 || .387 || .579 || 3.4 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 9.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 16 || 0 || 9.7 || .408 || .217 || .833 || 2.5 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 12 || 0 || 21.8 || .547 || .222 || .933 || 6.8 || 1.3 || .8 || .7 || 8.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 11 || 6 || 25.8 || .607 || .000 || .657 || 7.5 || 1.7 || .5 || 1.2 || 14.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 16.8 || .353 || .333 || .333 || 2.0 || .5 || 1.8 || .0 || 3.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 4 || 0 || 14.5 || 1.000 || || || 3.0 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .8 || 1.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 13.0 || .278 || .200 || 1.000 || 2.5 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 3.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|}

Transactions

See 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 Cash considerations Conditional 2012 second round pick
March 15, 2012	To Washington Wizards Nenê Brian Cook Conditional 2015 second round pick	To Denver Nuggets JaVale McGee Ronny Turiaf Future second round pick 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

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.^[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]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Mustafa Shakur	June 27		No
Trevor Booker	August 4		Yes
Kevin Seraphin	September 20		Yes
Yi Jianlian	October 8		Yes

Notes and References

1. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7497305/washington-wizards-fire-coach-flip-saunders-following-2-15-start Washington Wizards fire Flip Saunders
2. http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/release_051011.html Wizards Unveil New Logos and Uniforms
3. Web site: HoopsHype - NBA Salaries - Washington Wizards . July 19, 2011. July 19, 2011.
4. http://www.hoopsworld.com/rashard-lewis-reaches-nba-milestone Rashard Lewis Reaches NBA Milestone
5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wizards-insider/post/roger-mason-jrs-season-will-end-with-surgery-on-finger/2012/04/15/gIQAQDACKT_blog.html Roger Mason Jr.’s season will end with surgery on finger
6. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6815642/ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas"
7. News: Sun Xiaochen . New rule shuts door on NBA stars . August 21, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm . live . August 30, 2011.