Washington Wizards Regular Season Rosters

2008-2009 Washington Wizards Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
0 Gilbert Arenas G 6-3 191 7 Arizona 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
32 Andray Blatche PF 6-11 260 3 South Kent School (Connecticut) 2005 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States / Philippines
17 Dee Brown G 6-0 185 1 Illinois 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
3 Caron Butler SF 6-7 228 6 UConn 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
8 Javaris Crittenton G 6-5 200 1 Georgia Tech 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
6 Antonio Daniels G 6-4 195 11 Bowling Green 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
12 Juan Dixon G 6-3 164 6 Maryland 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
  Randy Foye G 6-4 218 2 Villanova 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
33 Brendan Haywood C 7-0 263 7 North Carolina 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
13 Mike James G 6-2 188 7 Duquesne 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Antawn Jamison F 6-9 235 10 North Carolina 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
34 JaVale McGee C 7-0 270 0 Nevada 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
5 Dominic McGuire F 6-9 235 1 Fresno State 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
  Mike Miller GF 6-8 218 8 Florida 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
14 Oleksiy Pecherov C 7-0 232 1 Paris Basket Racing (France) 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 18 Ukraine
9 Darius Songaila PF 6-8 248 5 Wake Forest 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Lithuania
2 DeShawn Stevenson SG 6-5 218 8 Washington Union High School (California) 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
36 Etan Thomas C 6-9 256 8 Syracuse 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
1 Nick Young SG 6-7 210 1 USC 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States

2008-2009 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Butler D. McGuire A. Jamison A. Blatche D. Songaila
Rotation G. Arenas D. Stevenson   O. Pecherov B. Haywood
Rotation   N. Young     J. McGee
Rotation   J. Dixon     E. Thomas
Lim PT J. Crittenton        
Lim PT M. James        

2008-2009 Southeast Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Orlando Magic59-23-
2Atlanta Hawks47-3512
3Miami Heat43-3916
4Charlotte Bobcats35-4724
5Washington Wizards19-6340

2008-2009 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Antawn Jamison 81 38.2 22.2 8.9 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.5
Caron Butler 67 38.6 20.8 6.2 4.3 1.6 0.3 3.1
Nick Young 82 22.4 10.9 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.1
Andray Blatche 71 24.0 10.0 5.3 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.6
Darius Songaila 77 19.8 7.4 2.9 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.0
Mike James 53 29.7 9.6 2.4 3.6 0.8 0.1 1.7
JaVale McGee 75 15.2 6.5 3.9 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.8
Dominic McGuire 79 26.2 4.5 5.4 2.5 0.8 0.9 1.2
Javaris Crittenton 56 20.2 5.3 2.9 2.6 0.7 0.1 1.4
Juan Dixon 50 16.3 5.2 1.3 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.4
DeShawn Stevenson 32 27.7 6.6 2.4 3.1 0.7 0.1 1.0
Oleksiy Pecherov 32 8.7 3.6 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
Etan Thomas 26 11.8 3.1 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7
Antonio Daniels 13 22.2 5.1 1.7 3.6 0.5 0.0 1.0
Brendan Haywood 6 29.2 9.7 7.3 1.3 0.7 2.5 1.5
Dee Brown 17 13.7 2.4 1.6 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.8
Gilbert Arenas 2 31.3 13.0 4.5 10.0 0.0 0.5 0.5

2008-2009 Washington Wizards Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Andray Blatche was selected as the #19 pick in the Second Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Andray Blatche signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on August 3, 2005. Andray Blatche re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on August 14, 2007.

JaVale McGee was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. JaVale McGee signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on July 9, 2008.

Dominic McGuire was selected as the #17 pick in the Second Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Dominic McGuire signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on August 13, 2007.

Oleksiy Pecherov was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Oleksiy Pecherov signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on July 3, 2007.

Nick Young was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Nick Young signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on July 3, 2007.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Brendan Haywood, the #20 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Washington Wizards from the Orlando Magic on August 1, 2001. Brendan Haywood signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on August 2, 2001. Brendan Haywood signed a multi-year extension with the Washington Wizards on October 31, 2004.

Acquired via Trade

Caron Butler was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Los Angeles Lakers on August 2, 2005. Caron Butler signed a multi-year extension with the Washington Wizards on October 31, 2005.

Javaris Crittenton was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Memphis Grizzlies on December 10, 2008.

Mike James was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New Orleans Pelicans on December 10, 2008.

Antawn Jamison was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Dallas Mavericks on June 24, 2004. Antawn Jamison signed a multi-year extension with the Washington Wizards on June 30, 2008.

Etan Thomas was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Dallas Mavericks on February 22, 2001. Etan Thomas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on August 26, 2004.

Acquired via Free Agency

Gilbert Arenas signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on August 8, 2003. Gilbert Arenas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 13, 2008.

Juan Dixon signed a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on September 23, 2008.

Darius Songaila signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 19, 2006.

DeShawn Stevenson signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on August 4, 2006. DeShawn Stevenson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on July 16, 2007.

2008-2009 Washington Wizards Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Abe Pollin Owner 1964-1965 N/A
Ted Leonsis Minority Owner 1999-2000 N/A
Eddie Jordan Head Coach 2003-2004 Head Coach (Sacramento Kings, 1996 to 1998)
Ed Tapscott Head Coach 2008-2009 Director of Player Programs (Washington Wizards, 2007 to 2008)
Phil Hubbard Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Golden State Warriors, 2000 to 2003)
David Hopla Assistant Coach, Shooting Coach 2005-2006 N/A
Wes Unseld, Jr. Assistant Coach 2005-2006 N/A
Randy Ayers Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Orlando Magic, 2005 to 2007)
Randy Wittman Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Head Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2006 to 2009)
Tommy Sheppard Senior VP of Basketball Operations 2003-2004 Senior Director of Basketball Operations (Denver Nuggets, 1994 to 2003)
Ernie Grunfeld President of Basketball Operations, General Manager 2003-2004 General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1999 to 2003)
Mike Wilson Director of College Scouting 2004-2005 Scout (Denver Nuggets, 2002 to 2004)
Milt Newton VP of Player Personnel 2003-2004 N/A
Rob Suller Equipment Manager 2008-2009 N/A
Pat Connelly Director of Player Personnel 2006-2007 N/A
Tim Connelly Director of Pro Personnel 2004-2005 Scout (Washington Wizards, 2000 to 2004)
Eric Waters Head Athletic Trainer 2004-2005 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Chicago Bulls, 2000 to 2004)
Andrew Cleary Strength and Conditioning Coach 2004-2005 N/A
Navin Hettiarachchi Assistant Athletic Trainer 2003-2004 N/A
Corey Bennett Assistant Athletic Trainer 2008-2009 N/A
Koichi Sato Assistant Athletic Trainer 2008-2009 N/A