2005–06 Washington Wizards season

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.[1] In January 2006, the MCI Center's name was changed to Verizon Center, which lasted until 2017.

2005–06 Washington Wizards season
Head coachEddie Jordan
OwnersRaul Fernandez, Abe Pollin
ArenaMCI Center, Verizon Center
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Cavaliers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCW
CSN Mid-Atlantic
RadioWTEM

Draft picks
Main article: 2005 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
249Andray BlatchePF United StatesSouth Kent (HS)

Roster
2005-06 Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 0 Arenas, Gilbert (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-01-06 Arizona
PF 32 Blatche, Andray 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986-08-22 South Kent School (HS)
C 52 Booth, Calvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1976-05-07 Penn State
SG 3 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980-03-13 Connecticut
PG 6 Daniels, Antonio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1975-03-19 Bowling Green
SG 24 Hayes, Jarvis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981-08-09 Georgia
C 33 Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1979-11-27 North Carolina
PF 4 Jamison, Antawn (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976-06-12 North Carolina
SF 1 Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981-11-25 Indiana
C 34 Ramos, Peter John 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1985-05-13 Puerto Rico
C 51 Ruffin, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1977-01-21 Tulsa
SF 35 Storey, Awvee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1977-04-18 Arizona State
PG 21 Taylor, Donell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-07-26 UAB
SG 12 Thomas, Billy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975-12-23 Kansas
C 36 Thomas, Etan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1978-04-01 Syracuse
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Standings
Southeast Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 5230.634-31–1021–2013–3
x-Washington Wizards 4240.5121027–1415–268–8
Orlando Magic 3646.4391626–1510–319–7
Charlotte Bobcats 2656.3172617–249–325–11
Atlanta Hawks 2656.3172618–238–335–11
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6418.780-
2 y-Miami Heat5230.63412
3 y-New Jersey Nets4933.59815
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.61014
5 x-Washington Wizards4240.51222
6 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50023
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50023
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks4042.48824
9 Philadelphia 76ers3844.46326
10 Orlando Magic3646.43928
11 Boston Celtics3349.40231
12 Toronto Raptors2755.32937
13 Charlotte Bobcats2656.31738
14 Atlanta Hawks2656.31738
15 New York Knicks2359.28041

Record vs. opponents
2005-06 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta –2–11–30–31–20–21–11–31–11–14–00–21–10–21–31–31–11–31–12–22–21–20–20–20–21–10–21–30–21–3
Boston 1–2–2–10–40–40–21–10–31–11–13–11–11–11–11–30–31–11–32–03–11–33–10–22–01–10–20–23–12–01–3
Charlotte 3–11–2–2–20–30–20–20–41–11–12–20–21–10–20–40–31–11–30–23–01–33–10–21–11–10–21–11–31–11–3
Chicago 3–04–02–2–0–40–21–10–41–11–12–21–11–11–11–22–21–12–11–12–13–12–20–21–10–21–10–24–01–13–1
Cleveland 2–14–03–04–0–1–11–11–30–21–13–11–11–11–12–23–11–12–22–01–23–12–21–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–3
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1–3–11–11–34–02–03–11–23–12–01–12–11–14–01–11–11–12–24–02–12–23–02–03–12–0
Denver 1–11–12–01–11–11–3–1–12–12–22–01–31–22–12–01–13–10–22–12–01–11–11–34–01–32–22–22–01–31–1
Detroit 3–13–04–04–03–11–11–1–2–02–03–12–01–12–03–13–12–02–22–03–12–13–02–02–02–02–02–03–10–20–3
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–03–11–20–2–1–30–21–30–40–31–11–12–21–11–22–01–11–11–34–02–20–42–12–01–30–2
Houston 1–11–11–11–11–10–42–20–23–1–1–12–21–20–40–22–02–21–11–32–01–11–10–32–12–20–43–10–21–22–0
Indiana 0–41–32–22–21–30–20–21–32–01–1–2–01–11–12–12–21–12–12–02–23–02–10–22–02–00–21–12–22–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–01–12–01–11–11–33–10–23–12–20–2–2–21–31–12–03–11–11–22–02–01–12–23–00–41–23–12–02–12–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–11–12–12–11–14–02–11–12–2–1–31–12–01–30–23–12–02–01–11–32–22–21–32–12–02–21–1
Memphis 2–01–12–01–11–11–31–20–23–04–01–13–13–1–0–21–13–11–11–32–02–00–22–12–12–20–43–12–03–12–0
Miami 3–13–14–02–12–20–20–21–31–12–01–21–11–12–0–3–11–11–31–13–02–23–00–22–02–00–22–03–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–03–02–21–31–11–11–31–10–22–20–20–21–11–3–1–11–31–13–12–23–11–12–00–21–11–12–10–22–1
Minnesota 1–11–11–11–11–11–21–30–22–22–21–11–33–11–31–11–1–1–11–22–01–10–21–22–22–10–42–20–21–31–1
New Jersey 3–13–13–11–22–21–12–02–21–11–11–21–12–01–13–13–11–1–2–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–10–22–01–10–20–41–20–22–13–10–22–11–33–11–11–12–10–2–2–01–11–11–33–12–21–33–12–01–31–1
New York 2–21–30–31–22–11–10–21–30–20–22–20–20–20–20–31–30–21–30–2–1–31–31–11–11–10–22–01–32–01–3
Orlando 2–23–13–11–31–31–11–11–21–11–10–30–20–20–22–22–21–10–31–13–1–3–11–11–11–11–11–11–21–12–2
Philadelphia 2–11–31–32–22–21–11–10–31–11–11–21–11–12–00–31–32–03–11–13–11–3–0–21–12–01–11–13–10–22–2
Phoenix 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–10–23–13–02–02–23–11–22–01–12–11–13–11–11–12–0–3–12–21–32–22–02–11–1
Portland 2–00–21–11–11–10–40–40–20–41–20–20–32–21–20–20–22–21–11–31–11–11–11–3–1–20–41–31–10–41–1
Sacramento 2–01–11–12–01–11–23–10–22–22–20–24–02–22–20–22–01–22–02–21–11–10–22–22–1–1–23–11–13–10–2
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–12–22–20–24–04–02–02–13–14–02–01–14–02–03–12–01–11–13–14–02–1–2–12–03–01–1
Seattle 2–02–01–12–01–10–32–20–21–21–31–11–31–21–30–21–12–21–11–30–21–11–12–23–11–31–2–1–13–11–1
Toronto 3–11–33–10–40–30–20–21–30–22–02–20–20–20–21–31–22–01–30–23–12–11–30–21–11–10–21–1–0–21–2
Utah 2–00–21–11–10–21–33–12–03–12–10–21–22–21–30–22–03–11–13–10–21–12–01–24–01–30–31–32–0–1–1
Washington 3–13–13–11–33–10–21–13–02–00–22–20–21–10–20–41–21–11–21–13–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–12–11–1—

Playoffs
2006 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 22 @ Cleveland L 86–97 Gilbert Arenas (26) Antawn Jamison (7) Antonio Daniels (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 0–1
2 April 25 @ Cleveland W 89–84 Gilbert Arenas (30) Caron Butler (9) Gilbert Arenas (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 1–1
3 April 28 Cleveland L 96–97 Gilbert Arenas (34) Caron Butler (11) Daniels, Jamison (3) Verizon Center
20,173		 1–2
4 April 30 Cleveland W 106–96 Gilbert Arenas (34) Jared Jeffries (11) Gilbert Arenas (6) Verizon Center
20,173		 2–2
5 May 3 @ Cleveland L 120–121 (OT) Gilbert Arenas (44) Caron Butler (11) Antonio Daniels (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 2–3
6 May 5 Cleveland L 113–114 (OT) Gilbert Arenas (36) Caron Butler (20) Gilbert Arenas (11) Verizon Center
20,173		 2–4
2006 schedule

Player statistics

Awards and records

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
  1. 2005-06 Washington Wizards
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