2008–09 Washington Wizards season

The 2008–09 Washington Wizards season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Wizards began the season hoping to improve on their 43–39 record from the previous season, but failed and fell 24 games short. The team finished 2008–09 with a dismal 19–63 record that equalled their worst 82-game performance from the 2000–01 season, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 season.

2008–09 Washington Wizards season
Head coachEddie Jordan (Games 1-11) Ed Tapscott (interim) (Games 12-82)
ArenaVerizon Center
Results
Record19–63 (.232)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southeast)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Mid-Atlantic, The CW Washington, News Channel 8
RadioESPN 980

Key dates
  • June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
  • July 1: The free agency period started.

Transactions

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 JaVale McGee C  United States Nevada
2 47 Bill Walker (traded to Boston) SF  United States Kansas State

Roster
Roster listing
Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 0 Arenas, Gilbert (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Arizona
F/C 7 Blatche, Andray 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) South Kent Prep (HS)
SG 3 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) University of Connecticut
G 8 Crittenton, Javaris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Georgia Tech
G 12 Dixon, Juan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Maryland
C 33 Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 268 lb (122 kg) North Carolina
PG 13 James, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Duquesne
PF 4 Jamison, Antawn (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) North Carolina
C 34 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) University of Nevada, Reno
SF 5 McGuire, Dominic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fresno State
C 14 Pecherov, Oleksiy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Ukrainian
C 9 Songaila, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Wake Forest University
SG 2 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Washington Union High School
C 36 Thomas, Etan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Syracuse University
SG 1 Young, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) University of Southern California
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Orlando Magic5923.720—32–927–1414–282
x-Atlanta Hawks4735.5731231–1016–2511–582
x-Miami Heat4339.5241628–1315–269–782
Charlotte Bobcats3547.4272423–1812–295–1182
Washington Wizards1963.2324013–286–351–1582
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6616.805—
2 y-Boston Celtics6220.7564
3 y-Orlando Magic5923.7207
4 x-Atlanta Hawks4735.57319
5 x-Miami Heat4339.52423
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50025
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50025
8 x-Detroit Pistons3943.48826
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 Charlotte Bobcats3547.42731
11 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
12 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41532
13 Toronto Raptors3349.40233
14 New York Knicks3250.39034
15 Washington Wizards1963.23247

Game log
2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
November: 2–11 (Home: 2–5; Road: 0–6)
December: 4–12 (Home: 2–6; Road: 2–6)
January: 4–13 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–9)
February: 4–8 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–3)
March: 3–13 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–8)
April: 2–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–3)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Did not qualify

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 Source: [1]

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Antawn Jamison 818138:1246.835.175.48.91.91.20.322.2
Caron Butler 676738:3645.331.085.86.24.31.60.320.8
Gilbert Arenas 2231:1826.128.675.04.510.00.00.513.0
Nick Young (basketball) 82522:2344.434.185.01.81.20.50.210.9
Andray Blatche 713624:0047.123.870.45.31.70.71.010.0
Brendan Haywood 6529:1148.00.047.67.31.30.72.59.7
Mike James 535029:4138.736.783.82.43.60.80.19.6
Darius Songaila 772919:4853.20.088.92.91.20.80.37.4
DeShawn Stevenson 322527:4131.227.153.32.43.10.70.16.6
JaVale McGee 751415:1149.40.066.53.90.30.40.86.5
Javaris Crittenton 561020:1145.914.359.32.92.60.70.15.3
Juan Dixon 50616:1839.533.387.21.32.40.70.15.2
Antonio Daniels 13522:1140.045.575.81.73.60.50.05.1
Dominic McGuire 795726:1143.250.072.55.42.50.80.94.5
Oleksiy Pecherov 32008:4138.632.682.82.40.10.20.13.6
Etan Thomas 26711:4848.50.069.62.50.20.10.73.1
Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984) 171113:4138.630.033.31.71.90.60.02.4

Transactions

Trades
June 26, 2008
 To Washington Wizards
Cash considerations		 To Boston Celtics
The 47th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft (Bill Walker)
December 10, 2008
 To Washington Wizards
Mike James & Javaris Crittenton		 To New Orleans Hornets
Antonio Daniels
To Memphis Grizzlies
Conditional 1st round pick

References
  1. "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
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