2016–17 Washington Wizards season

2016–17 Washington Wizards season
Division Champions
Head coach Scott Brooks
General manager Ernie Grunfeld
Owner(s) Ted Leonsis
Arena Verizon Center
Results
Record 49–33 (.598)
Place Division: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Celtics 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2016–17 Washington Wizards season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 44th in the Washington, D.C. area. On April 14, 2016, the Wizards fired Randy Wittman after the team missed the playoffs.[1][2] On April 26, 2016, the Wizards hired Scott Brooks to be their head coach.[3] The Wizards clinched a playoff berth on their 129–108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday March 24, 2017 after having a one season absence from the playoffs. On March 28, 2017, the Wizards defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119–108 to win their first division title since 1979 ending their 38 year drought when they were named the Bullets.

The Wizards finished the regular season with a 49–33 record, securing the 4th seed. In the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, advancing to the Semifinals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics in a hard fought seven games.

Draft picks

The Wizards did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA draft, as they had traded both picks prior to the draft:[4]

Roster

2016–17 Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 3 Beal, Bradley (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1993-06-28 Florida
G/F 44 Bogdanović, Bojan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-04-18 Croatia
G 33 Burke, Trey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992-11-12 Michigan
C 13 Gortat, Marcin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984-02-17 Poland
G 7 Jennings, Brandon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989-09-23 Oak Hill Academy (VA)
C 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1986-11-05 France
G/F 9 McClellan, Sheldon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-12-21 Miami (FL)
F 1 McCullough, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-02-05 Syracuse
F 5 Morris, Markieff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas
F 32 Ochefu, Daniel 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993-12-15 Villanova
G/F 12 Oubre, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-12-09 Kansas
F 22 Porter, Otto 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1993-06-03 Georgetown
G 31 Satoranský, Tomáš 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-10-30 Czech Republic
F/C 14 Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-03-02 Colorado State
G 2 Wall, John (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990-09-06 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2017-04-02

Standings

Division

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Washington Wizards 49 33 .598 0.0 30–11 19–22 8–8 82
x – Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 6.0 23–18 20–21 6–10 82
Miami Heat 41 41 .500 8.0 23–18 18–23 9–7 82
Charlotte Hornets 36 46 .439 13.0 22–19 14–27 10–6 82
Orlando Magic 29 53 .354 20.0 16–25 13–28 7–9 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Boston Celtics * 53 29 .646 – 82
2 y – Cleveland Cavaliers * 51 31 .622 2.0 82
3 x – Toronto Raptors 51 31 .622 2.0 82
4 y – Washington Wizards * 49 33 .598 4.0 82
5 x – Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 10.0 82
6 x – Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 11.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 11.0 82
8 x – Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 12.0 82
9 Miami Heat 41 41 .500 12.0 82
10 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 16.0 82
11 Charlotte Hornets 36 46 .439 17.0 82
12 New York Knicks 31 51 .378 22.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 29 53 .354 24.0 82
14 Philadelphia 76ers 28 54 .341 25.0 82
15 Brooklyn Nets 20 62 .244 33.0 82

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 49–33 (Home: 30–11; Road: 19–22)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
November : 6–9 (Home: 5–5; Road: 1–4)
December : 10–5 (Home: 8–1; Road: 2–4)
January : 12–4 (Home: 7–0; Road: 5–4)
February : 7–3 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–1)
March : 11–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 7–5)
April : 3–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–2)
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
Total: 7–6 (Home: 6–0; Road: 1–6)
First Round: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 2016
 To Washington Wizards
Trey Burke		 To Utah Jazz
Second-round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft
February 22, 2017
 To Washington Wizards
Bojan Bogdanović
Chris McCullough		 To Brooklyn Nets
Andrew Nicholson
Marcus Thornton
First-round pick in the 2017 NBA Draft

Free Agents

Re-signed

Player Date Signed Contract Ref.
Marcus Thornton July 22, 2016 1 year, $1,315,448
Bradley Beal July 26, 2016 5 years, $127 Million

Additions

Player Date Signed Contract Former Team Ref.
Ian Mahinmi July 7, 2016 4 years, $64 Million Indiana Pacers
Andrew Nicholson July 7, 2016 4 years, $26 Million Orlando Magic
Daniel Ochefu July 7, 2016 3 years, $2.5 Million
($50,000 guaranteed)		 Villanova Wildcats[note 1]
Jason Smith July 7, 2016 3 years, $15,675,000 Orlando Magic
Tomáš Satoranský July 21, 2016 3 years, $9 Million FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain)[note 2]
Sheldon McClellan July 24, 2016 2 years, $1,448,720
($50,000 guaranteed)		 Miami Hurricanes[note 1]
Danuel House July 26, 2016 2 years, $1,448,720
($100,000 guaranteed)		 Texas A&M Aggies[note 1]
Brandon Jennings March 1, 2017 1 year, $1,200,000 New York Knicks
  1. 1 2 3 Player signed as an Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) out of college
  2. ↑ Drafted by the Wizards with the second-round pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, only signed by the team this year

Subtractions

Player Reason Left Date Left New Team Ref.
Drew Gooden Waived July 7, 2016 Los Angeles Clippers
Ramon Sessions Free Agency July 7, 2016 Charlotte Hornets
Jared Dudley Free Agency July 9, 2016 Phoenix Suns
Garrett Temple Free Agency July 9, 2016 Sacramento Kings
Nenê Free Agency July 19, 2016 Houston Rockets
Alan Anderson Free Agency August 2, 2016 Los Angeles Clippers
J.J. Hickson Free Agency August 20, 2016 Fujian Sturgeons (China)
Jarrell Eddie Waived October 21, 2016 Austin Spurs
Danuel House Waived March 1, 2017

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Scott Brooks Eastern Conference Coach of the Month
(January)
 February 1, 2017 [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Wizards part ways with coach Wittman". NBA.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wizards fire coach Randy Wittman after team misses playoffs". ESPN.com. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wizards hire Scott Brooks as head coach". NBA.com. April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Wang, Gene (June 24, 2016). "After trading away picks, Wizards remain quiet on draft night". Washington Post.
  5. ↑ Wizards' Scott Brooks, Warriors' Steve Kerr named Coaches of the Month for January
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