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 coach	Eddie Jordan
Owners	Raul Fernandez, Abe Pollin
Arena	MCI Center, Verizon Center
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Cavaliers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WDCW CSN Mid-Atlantic
Radio	WTEM
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	49	Andray Blatche	PF	United States	South Kent (HS)

Roster

2005-06 Washington Wizards roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach Eddie Jordan Assistant(s) Phil Hubbard Mike O'Koren Wes Unseld Jr. Tom Young Eric Waters (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	-	31–10	21–20	13–3
x-Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	10	27–14	15–26	8–8
Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	16	26–15	10–31	9–7
Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	.317	26	17–24	9–32	5–11
Atlanta Hawks	26	56	.317	26	18–23	8–33	5–11

Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	12
3	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	15
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14
5	x-Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	22
6	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24
9	Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	.463	26
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	28
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	31
12	Toronto Raptors	27	55	.329	37
13	Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	.317	38
14	Atlanta Hawks	26	56	.317	38
15	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	41

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	–	2–1	1–3	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–2	–	2–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–3
Charlotte	3–1	1–2	–	2–2	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–2	3–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–3
Chicago	3–0	4–0	2–2	–	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	3–1
Cleveland	2–1	4–0	3–0	4–0	–	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–3
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	–	3–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	–	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	–	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–3
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	0–2	–	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4	2–1	2–0	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	3–1	–	1–1	2–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–0
Indiana	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	–	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	–	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–0	0–4	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	–	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	2–2	1–1
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	–	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Miami	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	–	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–0	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	–	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	–	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	2–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	–	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
New York	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–2	–	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	3–1	–	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	–	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	–	1–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	–	1–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	–	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–3	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	–	1–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	–	0–2	1–2
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	4–0	1–3	0–3	1–3	2–0	–	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	—

Game log

Playoffs

2006 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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

Legend

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Antawn Jamison	82	80	40.1	.442	.394	.731	9.3	1.9	1.1	.1	20.5
Gilbert Arenas	80	80	42.3	.447	.369	.820	3.5	6.1	2.0	.3	29.3
Antonio Daniels	80	17	28.5	.418	.228	.845	2.2	3.6	.7	.1	9.6
Brendan Haywood	79	70	23.8	.514		.585	5.9	.6	.4	1.3	7.3
Jared Jeffries	77	77	25.3	.451	.320	.589	4.9	1.9	.8	.6	6.4
Michael Ruffin	76	4	13.3	.442	.000	.500	3.6	.4	.4	.4	1.4
Caron Butler	75	54	36.1	.455	.342	.870	6.2	2.5	1.7	.2	17.6
Etan Thomas	71	9	15.8	.533		.600	3.9	.2	.3	1.0	4.7
Donell Taylor	51	1	9.1	.390	.235	.698	1.0	.9	.6	.1	2.7
Calvin Booth	33	2	7.6	.426	.500	.556	1.6	.4	.3	.3	1.4
Andray Blatche	29	0	6.0	.388	.231	.833	1.3	.3	.2	.2	2.2
Chucky Atkins†	28	2	19.7	.379	.359	.710	1.6	2.5	.5	.0	6.7
Awvee Storey	25	1	4.6	.390	.429	.571	.9	.2	.1	.0	1.7
Jarvis Hayes	21	13	24.6	.421	.362	.833	3.6	1.3	.8	.0	9.3
Billy Thomas	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
Gilbert Arenas	6	6	47.3	.464	.435	.771	5.5	5.3	2.2	.7	34.0
Caron Butler	6	6	43.7	.416	.214	.828	10.5	2.7	2.0	.7	18.5
Antawn Jamison	6	6	42.2	.424	.313	.778	7.2	3.0	1.0	.3	19.2
Jared Jeffries	6	6	35.8	.395	.143	.765	6.2	1.5	.2	1.2	8.0
Brendan Haywood	6	6	25.8	.682		.520	3.2	.8	.3	1.8	7.2
Antonio Daniels	6	0	36.0	.538	.273	.909	2.8	3.3	.5	.2	13.2
Michael Ruffin	6	0	11.7	.500		.000	2.7	.7	.2	.3	.3
Etan Thomas	3	0	6.0	.400		.500	2.0	.0	.7	.7	2.0
Billy Thomas	3	0	4.7	.000	.000	.500	.3	.0	.0	.0	.7
Donell Taylor	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.