2011–12 Washington Wizards season

The 2011–12 Washington Wizards season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 39th in the Washington, D.C. area. The Wizards finished the lockout-shortened season with a 20–46 record and in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. It was the last season of Flip Saunders as Washington's head coach, who was fired after 17 games. For the 2011–12 season, the Wizards unveiled a new logo and color scheme, bringing back the "hands" logo used during the 90s when they were still called the Washington Bullets. They also changed their DC logo including the "hands" logo.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place in Newark, New Jersey.
• July 1: The free agency period begun.
• December 26: The Wizards begin the regular season with a loss against the New Jersey Nets at home.

Draft picks

Roster

Salaries

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | December 26 | New Jersey | | Nick Young (16) | Andray Blatche (10) | John Wall (5) | Verizon Center<br />17,102 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 2 | December 28 | @ Atlanta | | Nick Young (21) | JaVale McGee (12) | John Wall (6) | Philips Arena<br />17,750 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 3 | December 30 | @ Milwaukee | | Jordan Crawford (24) | Andray Blatche (10) | John Wall (7) | Bradley Center<br>17,065 | 0–3

|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 | January 1 | Boston | | John Wall (19) | JaVale McGee (14) | John Wall (11) | Verizon Center<br>17,458 | 0–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 | January 2 | @ Boston | | Andray Blatche (28) | JaVale McGee (14) | John Wall (8) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 0–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 | January 4 | @ Orlando | | Nick Young (17) | Jordan Crawford (7) | John Wall (5) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 0–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | January 6 | New York | | Nick Young (24) | JaVale McGee (10) | John Wall (9) | Verizon Center<br>16,998 | 0–7 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 8 | January 8 | Minnesota | | Trevor Booker<br>Nick Young (14) | Andray Blatche<br>JaVale McGee (9) | John Wall (6) | Verizon Center<br>13,095 | 0–8 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 9 | January 10 | Toronto | | Nick Young<br>Rashard Lewis (15) | Chris Singleton (9) | John Wall (9) | Verizon Center<br>14,077 | 1–8 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 10 | January 11 | @ Chicago | | Jordan Crawford (14) | JaVale McGee (14) | John Wall (8) | United Center<br>21,366 | 1–9 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 11 | January 13 | @ Philadelphia | | Rashard Lewis (16) | Trevor Booker (6) | John Wall<br>Jordan Crawford (5) | Wells Fargo Center<br>14,213 | 1–10 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 12 | January 14 | Philadelphia | | Nick Young (27) | JaVale McGee (18) | John Wall (9) | Verizon Center<br>13,998 | 1–11 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 13 | January 16 | Houston | | John Wall (38) | Andray Blatche (12) | John Wall (8) | Verizon Center<br>15,594 | 1–12 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 14 | January 18 | Oklahoma City | | John Wall (25) | JaVale McGee (11) | John Wall (8) | Verizon Center<br>15,075 | 2–12 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 15 | January 20 | Denver | | Nick Young (25) | John Wall (9) | John Wall (10) | Verizon Center<br>14,866 | 2–13 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 16 | January 22 | Boston | | John Wall (27) | John Wall (10) | John Wall (7) | Verizon Center<br>15,818 | 2–14 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 17 | January 23 | @ Philadelphia | | Jordan Crawford (17) | Rashard Lewis<br>Kevin Seraphin (15) | John Wall (5) | Wells Fargo Center<br>10,108 | 2–15 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 18 | January 25 | Charlotte | | Nick Young (20) | JaVale McGee<br>Andray Blatche (10) | Jordan Crawford (5) | Verizon Center<br>15,286 | 3–15 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 19 | January 27 | @ Houston | | John Wall (17) | JaVale McGee (11) | John Wall (6) | Toyota Center<br>13,894 | 3–16 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 20 | January 28 | @ Charlotte | | JaVale McGee (22) | JaVale McGee (10) | John Wall (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>17,761 | 4–16 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 21 | January 30 | Chicago | | John Wall (20) | JaVale McGee<br>Trevor Booker (9) | John Wall (6) | Verizon Center<br>18,357 | 4–17

|- bgcolor="#fcc" | 22 | February 1 | @ Orlando | | Nick Young (24) | Trevor Booker (8) | John Wall (10) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 4–18 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 23 | February 3 | @ Toronto | | Nick Young (21) | Trevor Booker (7) | John Wall (4) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,382 | 4–19 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 24 | February 4 | L. A. Clippers | | Nick Young<br>John Wall (14) | Kevin Seraphin (8) | John Wall (7) | Verizon Center<br>19,419 | 4–20 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 25 | February 6 | Toronto | | John Wall (31) | JaVale McGee<br>Kevin Seraphin (8) | John Wall (7) | Verizon Center<br>14,687 | 5–20 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 26 | February 8 | New York | | John Wall (29) | JaVale McGee (9) | John Wall (6) | Verizon Center<br>17,376 | 5–21 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 27 | February 10 | Miami | | JaVale McGee (24) | Trevor Booker (15) | John Wall (10) | Verizon Center<br>20,282 | 5–22 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 28 | February 12 | @ Detroit | | Nick Young<br>JaVale McGee (22) | JaVale McGee (11) | John Wall (15) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>12,654 | 6–22 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 29 | February 14 | @ Portland | | Nick Young (35) | JaVale McGee (11) | John Wall (9) | Rose Garden<br>20,558 | 7–22 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 30 | February 15 | @ L. A. Clippers | | John Wall<br>JaVale McGee (18) | Trevor Booker (8) | John Wall (12) | Staples Center<br>19,135 | 7–23 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 31 | February 17 | @ Utah | | John Wall (24) | JaVale McGee<br>Jordan Crawford (6) | John Wall (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,719 | 7–24 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 32 | February 20 | @ Phoenix | | Jordan Crawford (20) | JaVale McGee (9) | John Wall (6) | US Airways Center<br>13,921 | 7–25 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 33 | February 22 | Sacramento | | Jordan Crawford (32) | JaVale McGee (10) | John Wall (11) | Verizon Center<br>17,085 | 7–26 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 34 | February 28 | @ Milwaukee | | Trevor Booker (20) | Trevor Booker (11) | John Wall (15) | Bradley Center<br>13,548 | 7–27 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 35 | February 29 | Orlando | | John Wall (33) | Trevor Booker (13) | Jordan Crawford (5) | Verizon Center<br>18,688 | 7–28

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 36 | March 3 | Cleveland | | Jordan Crawford (31) | JaVale McGee (12) | John Wall<br>Andray Blatche<br>Shelvin Mack (5) | Verizon Center<br>17,759 | 8–28 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 37 | March 5 | Golden State | | Nick Young (25) | JaVale McGee (10) | John Wall (14) | Verizon Center<br>17,843 | 8–29 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 38 | March 7 | L. A. Lakers | | Nick Young (19) | Trevor Booker (17) | John Wall (9) | Verizon Center<br>20,282 | 9–29 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 39 | March 10 | Portland | | John Wall (25) | Trevor Booker (10) | John Wall (8) | Verizon Center<br>18,071 | 9–30 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 40 | March 12 | @ San Antonio | | JaVale McGee (21) | JaVale McGee (15) | Jordan Crawford<br>John Wall (5) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 9–31 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 41 | March 13 | @ Dallas | | Trevor Booker (20) | Trevor Booker (12) | John Wall (10) | American Airlines Center<br>20,319 | 9–32 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 42 | March 15 | @ New Orleans | | John Wall (26) | Kevin Seraphin (9) | John Wall (12) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,256 | 10–32 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 43 | March 16 | @ Atlanta | | Trevor Booker (18) | Trevor Booker (9) | John Wall (9) | Philips Arena<br>15,241 | 10–33 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 44 | March 18 | @ Memphis | | John Wall (25) | Kevin Seraphin (12) | John Wall (6) | FedExForum<br>15,412 | 10–34 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 45 | March 21 | @ New Jersey | | Jordan Crawford (23) | Nenê (10) | John Wall (8) | Prudential Center<br>10,097 | 11–34 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 46 | March 22 | Indiana | | Jordan Crawford (21) | Trevor Booker (7) | John Wall (9) | Verizon Center<br>15,874 | 11–35 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 47 | March 24 | Atlanta | | Nenê (21) | Trevor Booker (14) | Trevor Booker<br>John Wall (3) | Verizon Center<br>18,588 | 11–36 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 48 | March 25 | @ Boston | | Jordan Crawford (20) | Trevor Booker (12) | John Wall (9) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 11–37 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 49 | March 26 | Detroit | | Jordan Crawford (20) | Nenê (9) | John Wall (9) | Verizon Center<br>15,911 | 11–38 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 50 | March 29 | @ Indiana | | Jordan Crawford (20) | Nenê (13) | Shelvin Mack (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>11,505 | 11–39 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 51 | March 30 | Philadelphia | | Cartier Martin (20) | Jan Vesely (11) | John Wall (6) | Verizon Center<br>18,066 | 12–39

|- bgcolor="#fcc" | 52 | April 1 | @ Toronto | | Jordan Crawford (18) | Chris Singleton (8) | John Wall (11) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,858 | 12–40 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 53 | April 2 | Milwaukee | | Jordan Crawford (23) | Jan Vesely (7) | John Wall (9) | Verizon Center<br>16,234 | 12–41 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 54 | April 4 | Indiana | | Jordan Crawford (28) | Kevin Seraphin (10) | Shelvin Mack (4) | Verizon Center<br>14,561 | 12–42 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 55 | April 5 | @ Detroit | | John Wall (28) | Kevin Seraphin (9) | John Wall (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>12,681 | 12–43 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 56 | April 6 | @ New Jersey | | John Wall (18) | Kevin Seraphin<br>James Singleton (9) | Shelvin Mack (8) | Prudential Center<br>12,783 | 12–44 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 57 | April 9 | @ Charlotte | | Jordan Crawford (20) | James Singleton (12) | John Wall (12) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>10,303 | 13–44 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 58 | April 10 | Orlando | | Kevin Seraphin (24) | Kevin Seraphin (13) | John Wall (7) | Verizon Center<br>15,355 | 14–44 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 59 | April 13 | @ New York | | Jordan Crawford (17) | James Singleton (9) | John Wall (4) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 14–45 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 60 | April 14 | Cleveland | | John Wall (19) | Jan Vesely (11) | John Wall (9) | Verizon Center<br>17,200 | 14–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 61 | April 16 | @ Chicago | | Kevin Seraphin (21) | Kevin Seraphin (13) | Jordan Crawford (6) | United Center<br>22,307 | 15–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 62 | April 18 | Milwaukee | | Jordan Crawford (32) | Jan Vesely (10) | John Wall (10) | Verizon Center<br>14,141 | 16–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 63 | April 21 | @ Miami | | Cartier Martin (22) | Kevin Seraphin<br>Jordan Crawford<br>John Wall (6) | John Wall (13) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,722 | 17–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 64 | April 23 | Charlotte | | Nenê (18) | James Singleton (9) | John Wall (14) | Verizon Center<br>17,355 | 18–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 65 | April 25 | @ Cleveland | | John Wall (21) | Jan Vesely (12) | John Wall (13) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>18,086 | 19–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 66 | April 26 | Miami | | Maurice Evans (18) | Jan Vesely<br>James Singleton (8) | John Wall (12) | Verizon Center<br>19,537 | 20–46

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 4 || 0 || 16.8 || .353 || .333 || .333 || 2.0 || .5 ||style=|1.8 || .0 || 3.5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 26 || 13 || 24.1 || .380 || .286 || .673 || 5.8 || 1.1 || .8 || .7 || 8.5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 50 || 32 || 25.2 || .531 ||style=|.500 || .602 || 6.5 || .8 || 1.0 || .9 || 8.4 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 16 || 0 || 9.7 || .408 || .217 || .833 || 2.5 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.1 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 64 || 32 || 27.4 || .400 || .289 || .793 || 2.6 || 3.0 || .9 || .1 || 14.7 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 24 || 0 || 14.3 || .402 || .378 || .769 || 1.0 || .4 || .6 || .0 || 4.9 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 11 || 6 || 25.8 || .607 || .000 || .657 || 7.5 || 1.7 || .5 || 1.2 || 14.5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 28 || 15 || 26.0 || .385 || .239 || .838 || 3.9 || 1.0 || .8 || .4 || 7.8 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 64 || 0 || 12.2 || .400 || .286 || .712 || 1.4 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || 3.6 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 17 || 2 || 23.0 || .440 || .387 || .579 || 3.4 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 9.3 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 52 || 0 || 13.4 || .399 || .383 || .778 || 1.3 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 5.5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 41 || 40 || 27.4 || .535 || || .500 ||style=|8.8 || .6 || .6 ||style=|2.5 || 11.9 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 3 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 57 || 21 || 20.6 || .531 || .000 || .671 || 4.9 || .6 || .3 || 1.3 || 7.9 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | |style=|66 || 51 || 21.7 || .372 || .346 || .682 || 3.5 || .7 || 1.1 || .5 || 4.6 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 12 || 0 || 21.8 || .547 || .222 || .933 || 6.8 || 1.3 || .8 || .7 || 8.2 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 4 || 0 || 14.5 ||style=|1.000 || || || 3.0 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .8 || 1.5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 4 || 0 || 13.0 || .278 || .200 ||style=|1.000 || 2.5 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 3.5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 57 || 20 || 18.9 || .537 || .000 || .532 || 4.4 || .8 || .7 || .6 || 4.7 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | |style=|66 ||style=|66 ||style=|36.2 || .423 || .071 || .789 || 4.5 ||style=|8.0 || 1.4 || .9 || 16.3 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | | 40 || 32 || 30.3 || .406 || .371 || .862 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .8 || .3 ||style=|16.6

• Statistics with the Washington Wizards.

Awards and milestones

• John Wall participated in the Rising Stars Challenge and in the Skills Challenge during the All-Star Weekend in Orlando.
• Rashard Lewis scored his 15,000th career point in a 98–77 win against the Detroit Pistons on February 12.

Injuries and surgeries

• On April, Roger Mason, Jr. underwent surgery to repair a broken index finger in his left hand and was out for the remainder of the season.

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | 66 || 66 || 36.2 || .423 || .071 || .789 || 4.5 || 8.0 || 1.4 || .9 || 16.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 66 || 51 || 21.7 || .372 || .346 || .682 || 3.5 || .7 || 1.1 || .5 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 64 || 32 || 27.4 || .400 || .289 || .793 || 2.6 || 3.0 || .9 || .1 || 14.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 64 || 0 || 12.2 || .400 || .286 || .712 || 1.4 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || 3.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 57 || 21 || 20.6 || .531 || .000 || .671 || 4.9 || .6 || .3 || 1.3 || 7.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 57 || 20 || 18.9 || .537 || .000 || .532 || 4.4 || .8 || .7 || .6 || 4.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 52 || 0 || 13.4 || .399 || .383 || .778 || 1.3 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 5.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 50 || 32 || 25.2 || .531 || .500 || .602 || 6.5 || .8 || 1.0 || .9 || 8.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 41 || 40 || 27.4 || .535 || || .500 || 8.8 || .6 || .6 || 2.5 || 11.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 40 || 32 || 30.3 || .406 || .371 || .862 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .8 || .3 || 16.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 28 || 15 || 26.0 || .385 || .239 || .838 || 3.9 || 1.0 || .8 || .4 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 26 || 13 || 24.1 || .380 || .286 || .673 || 5.8 || 1.1 || .8 || .7 || 8.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 24 || 0 || 14.3 || .402 || .378 || .769 || 1.0 || .4 || .6 || .0 || 4.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 17 || 2 || 23.0 || .440 || .387 || .579 || 3.4 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 9.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 16 || 0 || 9.7 || .408 || .217 || .833 || 2.5 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 12 || 0 || 21.8 || .547 || .222 || .933 || 6.8 || 1.3 || .8 || .7 || 8.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 11 || 6 || 25.8 || .607 || .000 || .657 || 7.5 || 1.7 || .5 || 1.2 || 14.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 0 || 16.8 || .353 || .333 || .333 || 2.0 || .5 || 1.8 || .0 || 3.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 4 || 0 || 14.5 || 1.000 || || || 3.0 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .8 || 1.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 4 || 0 || 13.0 || .278 || .200 || 1.000 || 2.5 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 3.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 3 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.

References