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2017–18 Washington Wizards season
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The 2017–18 Washington Wizards season was the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 45th in the Washington, D.C. area. The Wizards played their home games at newly named Capital One Arena.[1][2]
Quick facts Washington Wizards season, Head coach ...
2017–18 Washington Wizards season | |||
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Head coach | Scott Brooks | ||
General manager | Ernie Grunfeld | ||
Owners | Ted Leonsis | ||
Arena | Capital One Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 43–39 (.524) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 8th (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Raptors 2–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||
Local media | |||
Television | NBC Sports Washington NBC 4 | ||
Radio | Federal News Radio 106.7 The Fan | ||
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They finished the regular season with a record of 43–39, which clinched the 8th seed. In the playoffs, the Wizards faced the top-seeded Toronto Raptors in the First Round, and lost in 6 games.
This would be the final season until 2021 that saw the Wizards qualify for the playoffs, and remains the last season when the Wizards achieved a winning record.
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Previous season
The Wizards finished the 2016–17 season 49–33 to finish in first place in the Southeast Division. They received the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs where they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, winning the series 4–2. In the Conference semifinals, they were defeated 4–3 by the Boston Celtics.
Offseason
Draft picks
Main article: 2017 NBA draft
The Wizards did not select anyone in the draft, having traded both picks earlier in the year.
- The Wizards traded their first-round pick (No. 22 overall) to the Brooklyn Nets on February 22, along with Andrew Nicholson and Marcus Thornton, in exchange for both Bojan Bogdanović and Chris McCullough.[3]
- The Wizards traded their second-round pick (No. 52 overall) to the New Orleans Pelicans on June 21 (the night before the NBA Draft), in exchange for Tim Frazier.[4]
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Standings
Division
More information Southeast Division, W ...
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | – | 26–15 | 18–23 | 11–5 | 82 |
x – Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 1.0 | 23–18 | 20–21 | 8–8 | 82 |
Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 8.0 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 11–5 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 19.0 | 17–24 | 8–33 | 5–11 | 82 |
Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 20.0 | 16–25 | 8–33 | 5–11 | 82 |
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Conference
More information Eastern Conference, # ...
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Toronto Raptors * | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 82 |
2 | x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 82 |
3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 82 |
4 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11.0 | 82 |
6 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16.0 | 82 |
9 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 20.0 | 82 |
10 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23.0 | 82 |
11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 82 |
12 | Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 82 |
13 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 32.0 | 82 |
14 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 34.0 | 82 |
15 | Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35.0 | 82 |
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Game log
Preseason
More information 2017 pre-season game log Total: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1), Game ...
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Pre-season: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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2017–18 season schedule |
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Regular season
More information 2017–18 game log Total: 43–39 (home: 23–18; road: 20–21), Game ...
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Playoffs
See also: 2018 NBA Playoffs
More information 2018 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3), Game ...
2018 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
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Player statistics
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
More information Player, GP ...
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Bradley Beal | 82 | 82 | 36.3 | .460 | .375 | .791 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .4 | 22.6 |
Marcin Gortat | 82 | 82 | 25.3 | .518 | .675 | 7.6 | 1.8 | .5 | .7 | 8.4 | |
Kelly Oubre Jr. | 81 | 11 | 27.5 | .403 | .341 | .820 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .4 | 11.8 |
Otto Porter Jr. | 77 | 77 | 31.6 | .503 | .441 | .828 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 14.7 |
Ian Mahinmi | 77 | 0 | 14.9 | .556 | .000 | .703 | 4.1 | .7 | .5 | .5 | 4.8 |
Jodie Meeks | 77 | 0 | 14.5 | .399 | .343 | .863 | 1.6 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 6.3 |
Mike Scott | 76 | 1 | 18.5 | .527 | .405 | .658 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 8.8 |
Markieff Morris | 73 | 73 | 27.0 | .480 | .367 | .820 | 5.6 | 1.9 | .8 | .5 | 11.5 |
Tomáš Satoranský | 73 | 30 | 22.5 | .523 | .465 | .781 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .7 | .2 | 7.2 |
Tim Frazier | 59 | 11 | 14.2 | .395 | .304 | .767 | 1.9 | 3.3 | .8 | .1 | 3.0 |
John Wall | 41 | 41 | 34.4 | .420 | .371 | .726 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 19.4 |
Jason Smith | 33 | 2 | 8.6 | .391 | .125 | .905 | 1.6 | .4 | .1 | .4 | 3.4 |
Chris McCullough | 19 | 0 | 4.7 | .429 | .125 | .643 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | .3 | 2.4 |
Ramon Sessions† | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | .391 | .400 | .762 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .5 | .1 | 5.9 |
Devin Robinson | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | .333 | 5.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.0 |
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Playoffs
More information Player, GP ...
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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John Wall | 6 | 6 | 39.0 | .441 | .190 | .851 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
Bradley Beal | 6 | 6 | 36.0 | .454 | .467 | .870 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 23.2 |
Markieff Morris | 6 | 6 | 30.2 | .490 | .167 | .900 | 7.5 | 1.7 | .7 | .8 | 9.8 |
Marcin Gortat | 6 | 6 | 26.7 | .558 | .571 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | 8.7 | |
Kelly Oubre Jr. | 6 | 1 | 24.7 | .375 | .211 | .889 | 3.8 | .7 | 1.0 | .5 | 9.3 |
Mike Scott | 6 | 0 | 21.0 | .634 | .636 | 1.000 | 3.5 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 10.8 |
Tomáš Satoranský | 6 | 0 | 10.0 | .154 | .000 | .750 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
Ian Mahinmi | 6 | 0 | 8.7 | .714 | .909 | 1.8 | .2 | .7 | .8 | 5.0 | |
Otto Porter Jr. | 5 | 5 | 31.6 | .488 | .417 | .625 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
Ty Lawson | 5 | 0 | 19.2 | .346 | .625 | 1.000 | 2.6 | 3.0 | .6 | .0 | 5.8 |
Tim Frazier | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .5 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | ||
Jason Smith | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.
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Transactions
Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions
Trades
June 21, 2017[5] | To Washington Wizards Tim Frazier |
To New Orleans Pelicans Second-round pick in the 2017 NBA draft |
Free agents
Re-signed
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Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
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Otto Porter | July 8, 2017 | 4 years, $106.5 Million | [6] |
John Wall | July 21, 2017 | 4 years, $170 Million (DVPE) | [7] |
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Additions
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Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former Team | Ref. |
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Michael Young | July 5, 2017 | 2 years [note 1] | Pittsburgh Panthers[note 2] | [8] |
Mike Scott | July 9, 2017 | 1 year, $1,709,538 | Phoenix Suns / Atlanta Hawks[note 3] | [9] |
Jodie Meeks | July 12, 2017 | 2 years, $6,744,500 | Orlando Magic | [10] |
Devin Robinson | July 14, 2017 | 2 years [note 1] | Florida Gators[note 2] | [11] |
Carrick Felix | October 14, 2017 | 1 year, $1,312,611 | Utah Jazz | [12] |
Ramon Sessions | March 16, 2018 [note 4] | 1 year, $355,218 | New York Knicks | [13] |
Ty Lawson | April 12, 2018 | 1 year, $11,901 | ![]() |
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- Exact salary is unknown, but at least $50,000 was ultimately guaranteed for each season as part of the two-way contract.
- Player signed as an Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) out of college on a two-way contract
- Scott played with the Hawks through 2017, was officially traded to the Suns on February 23 but waived later that same day.
- Sessions signed two 10-Day Contracts with the Wizards on February 23 and March 5, and was given a full contract on March 16.
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More information Player, Reason Left ...
Player | Reason Left | Date Left | New Team | Ref. |
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Trey Burke | RFA, no offer | June 26, 2017 | New York Knicks | [15][16] |
Bojan Bogdanović | RFA, unmatched offer | July 10, 2017 | Indiana Pacers | [17] |
Brandon Jennings | UFA | July 28, 2017 | ![]() |
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Carrick Felix | Waived | November 2, 2017 | ![]() |
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Michael Young | Waived | January 3, 2018 | Northern Arizona Suns | [20] |
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