Washington Wizards Regular Season Rosters

2007-2008 Washington Wizards Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
0 Gilbert Arenas G 6-3 191 6 Arizona 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
32 Andray Blatche PF 6-11 260 2 South Kent School (Connecticut) 2005 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States / Philippines
3 Caron Butler SF 6-7 228 5 UConn 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
6 Antonio Daniels G 6-4 195 10 Bowling Green 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
33 Brendan Haywood C 7-0 263 6 North Carolina 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
4 Antawn Jamison F 6-9 235 9 North Carolina 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
8 Roger Mason SG 6-5 205 4 Virginia 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
5 Dominic McGuire F 6-9 235 0 Fresno State 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
14 Oleksiy Pecherov C 7-0 232 0 Paris Basket Racing (France) 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 18 Ukraine
9 Darius Songaila PF 6-8 248 4 Wake Forest 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Lithuania
2 DeShawn Stevenson SG 6-5 218 7 Washington Union High School (California) 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
36 Etan Thomas C 6-9 256 7 Syracuse 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
29 Mike Wilks G 5-10 185 6 Rice 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Nick Young SG 6-7 210 0 USC 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States

2007-2008 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Daniels D. Stevenson C. Butler A. Jamison B. Haywood
Rotation G. Arenas R. Mason D. McGuire   D. Songaila
Rotation   N. Young     A. Blatche
Lim PT       O. Pecherov E. Thomas

2007-2008 Southeast Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Orlando Magic52-30-
2Washington Wizards43-399
3Atlanta Hawks37-4515
4Charlotte Bobcats32-5020
5Miami Heat15-6737

2007-2008 Washington Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Antawn Jamison Player Of The Week (03/16/08)
Caron Butler Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2008)
Antawn Jamison Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2008)

2007-2008 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Antawn Jamison 79 38.7 21.4 10.2 1.5 1.3 0.4 1.4
Caron Butler 58 39.9 20.3 6.7 4.9 2.2 0.3 2.6
DeShawn Stevenson 82 31.3 11.2 2.9 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.2
Brendan Haywood 80 27.8 10.6 7.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.4
Roger Mason 80 21.4 9.1 1.6 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.9
Andray Blatche 82 20.4 7.5 5.2 1.1 0.6 1.4 1.4
Antonio Daniels 71 30.4 8.4 2.9 4.8 1.0 0.0 1.3
Nick Young 75 15.4 7.5 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.3
Darius Songaila 80 19.4 6.2 3.4 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.1
Gilbert Arenas 13 32.7 19.4 3.9 5.1 1.8 0.1 3.8
Oleksiy Pecherov 35 9.1 3.6 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5
Dominic McGuire 70 9.9 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.6
Mike Wilks 4 11.1 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.2

2007-2008 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.

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.

Antawn Jamison was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Dallas Mavericks on June 24, 2004.

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 as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on August 8, 2003.

Antonio Daniels signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on August 2, 2005.

Roger Mason signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on September 7, 2006. Roger Mason re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on September 20, 2007.

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.

2007-2008 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)
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
Pete Carril Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 1996 to 2006)
Randy Ayers Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Orlando Magic, 2005 to 2007)
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
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