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2005–06 Washington Wizards season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
Verizon Center CSN Mid-Atlantic (lost to Cavaliers 2–4)
The 2005–06 Washington Wizards season was the team's 45th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 45-37 output from the previous season. They came up three games short of matching it, finishing 42–40, but qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season. In January 2006, the MCI Center's name was changed to Verizon Center, which lasted until 2017.
Draft picks
Main article: 2005 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 49 | Andray Blatche | PF | South Kent (HS) |
Roster
- Phil Hubbard
- Mike O'Koren
- Wes Unseld Jr.
- Tom Young
- Eric Waters (trainer)
Regular season
Standings
Game log
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 22 | @ Cleveland | L 86–97 | Gilbert Arenas (26) | Antawn Jamison (7) | Antonio Daniels (6) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 25 | @ Cleveland | W 89–84 | Gilbert Arenas (30) | Caron Butler (9) | Gilbert Arenas (6) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 28 | Cleveland | L 96–97 | Gilbert Arenas (34) | Caron Butler (11) | Daniels, Jamison (3) | Verizon Center 20,173 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 30 | Cleveland | W 106–96 | Gilbert Arenas (34) | Jared Jeffries (11) | Gilbert Arenas (6) | Verizon Center 20,173 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 3 | @ Cleveland | L 120–121 (OT) | Gilbert Arenas (44) | Caron Butler (11) | Antonio Daniels (7) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 5 | Cleveland | L 113–114 (OT) | Gilbert Arenas (36) | Caron Butler (20) | Gilbert Arenas (11) | Verizon Center 20,173
| 2–4 |
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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 80 | 40.1 | .442 | .394 | .731 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .1 | 20.5 | |
| 80 | 80 | 42.3 | .447 | .369 | .820 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 2.0 | .3 | 29.3 | |
| 80 | 17 | 28.5 | .418 | .228 | .845 | 2.2 | 3.6 | .7 | .1 | 9.6 | |
| 79 | 70 | 23.8 | .514 | .585 | 5.9 | .6 | .4 | 1.3 | 7.3 | ||
| 77 | 77 | 25.3 | .451 | .320 | .589 | 4.9 | 1.9 | .8 | .6 | 6.4 | |
| 76 | 4 | 13.3 | .442 | .000 | .500 | 3.6 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 1.4 | |
| 75 | 54 | 36.1 | .455 | .342 | .870 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | .2 | 17.6 | |
| 71 | 9 | 15.8 | .533 | .600 | 3.9 | .2 | .3 | 1.0 | 4.7 | ||
| 51 | 1 | 9.1 | .390 | .235 | .698 | 1.0 | .9 | .6 | .1 | 2.7 | |
| 33 | 2 | 7.6 | .426 | .500 | .556 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 1.4 | |
| 29 | 0 | 6.0 | .388 | .231 | .833 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 2.2 | |
| † | 28 | 2 | 19.7 | .379 | .359 | .710 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | 6.7 |
| 25 | 1 | 4.6 | .390 | .429 | .571 | .9 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.7 | |
| 21 | 13 | 24.6 | .421 | .362 | .833 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .8 | .0 | 9.3 | |
| 17 | 0 | 7.7 | .325 | .333 | 1.000 | .8 | .5 | .6 | .1 | 2.2 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 47.3 | .464 | .435 | .771 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 2.2 | .7 | 34.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 43.7 | .416 | .214 | .828 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .7 | 18.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 42.2 | .424 | .313 | .778 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 19.2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 35.8 | .395 | .143 | .765 | 6.2 | 1.5 | .2 | 1.2 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 25.8 | .682 | .520 | 3.2 | .8 | .3 | 1.8 | 7.2 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 36.0 | .538 | .273 | .909 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .5 | .2 | 13.2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 11.7 | .500 | .000 | 2.7 | .7 | .2 | .3 | .3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .400 | .500 | 2.0 | .0 | .7 | .7 | 2.0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.
Awards and records
- Gilbert Arenas, All-NBA Third Team
Transactions
Transactions listed are from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006.
August 2, 2005- Traded Kwame Brown and Laron Profit to the Los Angeles Lakers for Chucky Atkins and Caron Butler. Signed Antonio Daniels as a free agent.
September 7, 2005- Signed Calvin Booth as a free agent.
October 3, 2005- Signed Awvee Storey as a free agent. Signed Billy Thomas as a free agent.
November 10, 2005- Signed Donell Taylor as a free agent.
January 17, 2006- Waived Chucky Atkins.
February 24, 2006- Signed Billy Thomas to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
June 28, 2006- Drafted Oleksiy Pecherov in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft. Drafted Vladimir Veremeenko in the 2nd round (48th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2006.html 2005-06 Washington Wizards]
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