2015–16 Washington Wizards season
Appearance
2015–16 Washington Wizards season | |
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Head coach | Randy Wittman |
General manager | Ernie Grunfeld |
Owners | Ted Leonsis |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Results | |
Record | 41–41 (.500) |
Place | Division: 4th (Southeast) Conference: 10th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 2015–16 Washington Wizards season was the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 43rd in the Washington, D.C. area. Coach Randy Wittman was fired and relieved of his duties after missing the playoffs and replaced by former Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks the following season.
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 19 | Jerian Grant | PG / SG | United States | Notre Dame |
2 | 49 | Aaron White | PF | United States | Iowa |
Roster
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Pre-season
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Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Miami Heat | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 28–13 | 20–21 | 10–6 | 82 |
x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 27–14 | 21–20 | 8–8 | 82 |
x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 30–11 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7.0 | 22–19 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 13.0 | 23–18 | 12–29 | 4–12 | 82 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
Regular season game log
[edit]Player statistics
[edit]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
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ramon Sessions | 82 | 5 | 20.3 | .473 | .324 | .756 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .6 | .1 | 9.9 |
Jared Dudley | 81 | 41 | 25.9 | .478 | .420 | .735 | 3.5 | 2.1 | .9 | .2 | 7.9 |
Garrett Temple | 80 | 43 | 24.4 | .398 | .345 | .728 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .9 | .2 | 7.3 |
John Wall | 77 | 77 | 36.2 | .424 | .351 | .791 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 1.9 | .8 | 19.9 |
Marcin Gortat | 75 | 74 | 30.1 | .567 | .000 | .705 | 9.9 | 1.4 | .6 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
Otto Porter Jr. | 75 | 73 | 30.3 | .473 | .367 | .754 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .4 | 11.6 |
Kelly Oubre Jr. | 63 | 9 | 10.7 | .427 | .316 | .633 | 2.1 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 |
Nenê | 57 | 11 | 19.2 | .544 | .000 | .578 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .9 | .5 | 9.2 |
Bradley Beal | 55 | 35 | 31.1 | .449 | .387 | .767 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 17.4 |
Gary Neal | 40 | 2 | 20.2 | .465 | .410 | .855 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .0 | 9.8 |
Drew Gooden | 30 | 0 | 10.2 | .320 | .171 | .643 | 2.8 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 2.7 |
DeJuan Blair | 29 | 0 | 7.5 | .412 | .000 | .385 | 2.0 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 2.1 |
Kris Humphries† | 28 | 14 | 16.6 | .405 | .343 | .935 | 4.1 | .6 | .1 | .5 | 6.4 |
Markieff Morris† | 27 | 21 | 26.4 | .467 | .316 | .764 | 5.9 | 1.4 | .9 | .6 | 12.4 |
Jarell Eddie | 26 | 0 | 5.7 | .308 | .319 | 1.000 | .9 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
JJ Hickson† | 15 | 0 | 8.7 | .543 | .000 | .432 | 3.0 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 4.6 |
Marcus Thornton† | 14 | 2 | 16.0 | .393 | .333 | .762 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .9 | .1 | 8.4 |
Alan Anderson | 13 | 0 | 14.8 | .356 | .324 | .733 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 5.0 |
Ryan Hollins† | 5 | 3 | 9.6 | .571 | 2.2 | .0 | .0 | .2 | 1.6 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]June 25, 2015 | To Atlanta Hawks Tim Hardaway Jr. (from New York) Two future second-round picks (from Washington) |
To New York Knicks Draft rights to Jerian Grant (from Washington) |
To Washington Wizards Draft rights to Kelly Oubre, Jr. (from Atlanta) | ||
July 9, 2015 |
To Washington Wizards Jared Dudley |
To Milwaukee Bucks Protected Future second-round draft pick |
February 18, 2016 |
To Washington Wizards Markieff Morris |
To Phoenix Suns DeJuan Blair Kris Humphries 2016 Top-9 Protected first-round pick |
Free agents
[edit]Re-signed
[edit]Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
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Drew Gooden | July 13, 2015 | Signed 2-year contract worth $6.8 million | [1] |
Additions
[edit]Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former Team | Ref. |
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Gary Neal | July 9, 2015 | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Minnesota Timberwolves | [2] |
Alan Anderson | July 12, 2015 | Signed 1-year contract worth $4 million | Brooklyn Nets | [3] |
Jarell Eddie | December 23, 2015 | (non-guaranteed) 2-year contract worth $1.5 million | Austin Spurs | [4] |
J.J. Hickson | February 25, 2016 | Signed for remainder of 2015–16 season at $366,337 | Denver Nuggets | [5] |
Marcus Thornton | March 9, 2016 | Signed for remainder of 2015–16 season at $251,107 | Houston Rockets | [6] |
Subtractions
[edit]Player | Reason Left | Date Signed | Contract | New Team | Ref. |
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Paul Pierce | Opted out of final year | July 10, 2015 | Signed 3-year contract worth $10 million | Los Angeles Clippers | [7] |
Kevin Seraphin | Accepted Qualifying Offer | August 6, 2015 | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.8 million | New York Knicks | [8] |
Martell Webster | Waived | [9] | |||
Gary Neal | Waived | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "WIZARDS RE-SIGN DREW GOODEN". wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "WIZARDS SIGN GARY NEAL". wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com. July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "WIZARDS SIGN ALAN ANDERSON". wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com. July 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Wizards to sign Jarell Eddie and waive Ryan Hollins". Washington Post. December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Wizards sign forward J.J. Hickson for remainder of season". Associated Press. February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "WIZARDS SIGN MARCUS THORNTON". Monumental Network. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ "CLIPPERS SIGN PAUL PIERCE". nba.com/clippers. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Knicks Sign Kevin Seraphin". nba.com/knicks. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ "Wizards Waive Webster, Sign Hollins". Monumental Networkknicks. August 6, 2015. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.