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Season of National Basketball Association team the Washington Wizards
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2016–17 Washington Wizards season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 44th in the Washington, D.C. area. On April 14, 2016, the Wizards fired Randy Wittman after the team missed the playoffs.[1] [2] On April 26, 2016, the Wizards hired former Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks to be their head coach.[3] The Wizards clinched a playoff berth on their 129–108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday March 24, 2017 after having a one-season absence from the playoffs. On March 28, 2017, the Wizards defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119–108 to win their first division title since 1979 ending their 38-year drought when they were named the Bullets.
The Wizards finished the regular season with a 49–33 record, securing the 4th seed. In the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, advancing to the Semifinals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics in a hard fought seven games.
Draft picks [ edit ]
The Wizards did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA draft, as they had traded both picks prior to the draft:[4]
2016–17 Washington Wizards roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG
3
Beal, Bradley
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
1993-06-28
Florida
SF
44
Bogdanović, Bojan
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1989-04-18
Croatia
PG
33
Burke, Trey
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1992-11-12
Michigan
C
13
Gortat, Marcin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1984-02-17
Poland
PG
7
Jennings, Brandon
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1989-09-23
Oak Hill Academy (VA)
C
28
Mahinmi, Ian
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
262 lb (119 kg)
1986-11-05
France
SG
9
McClellan, Sheldon
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1992-12-21
Miami (FL)
PF
1
McCullough, Chris
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1995-02-05
Syracuse
PF
5
Morris, Markieff
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1989-09-02
Kansas
C
32
Ochefu, Daniel
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1993-12-15
Villanova
SF
12
Oubre, Kelly
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1995-12-09
Kansas
SF
22
Porter, Otto
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1993-06-03
Georgetown
SG
31
Satoranský, Tomáš
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1991-10-30
Czech Republic
C
14
Smith, Jason
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1986-03-02
Colorado State
PG
2
Wall, John
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1990-09-06
Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 11, 2017
Standings [ edit ]
Division [ edit ]
Conference [ edit ]
Game log [ edit ]
Pre-season [ edit ]
2016 pre-season game log Total: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
2016–17 season schedule
Regular season [ edit ]
2016–17 game log Total: 49–33 (home: 30–11; road: 19–22)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
November
: 6–9 (home: 5–5; road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 2
Toronto
L 103–113
Markieff Morris (22)
Otto Porter Jr. (13)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 19,581
0–3
4
November 4
Atlanta
W 95–92
Bradley Beal (28)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 14,663
1–3
5
November 5
@ Orlando
L 86–88
Markieff Morris (18)
Marcin Gortat (14)
Morris , Beal , Satoranský (18)
Amway Center 18,846
1–4
6
November 7
Houston
L 106–114
John Wall (21)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 13,173
1–5
7
November 9
Boston
W 118–93
Otto Porter Jr. (34)
Otto Porter Jr. (14)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 12,675
2–5
8
November 11
Cleveland
L 94–105
John Wall (28)
Marcin Gortat (15)
Otto Porter Jr. (5)
Verizon Center 20,356
2–6
9
November 12
@ Chicago
L 95–106
Markieff Morris (24)
Markieff Morris (15)
Tomáš Satoranský (9)
United Center 21,962
2–7
10
November 16
@ Philadelphia
L 102–109
John Wall (27)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (6)
Wells Fargo Center 14,863
2–8
11
November 17
New York
W 119–112
John Wall (23)
Gortat , Morris , Porter Jr. (8)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 16,704
3–8
12
November 19
Miami
L 111–114
Wall , Beal (34)
Marcin Gortat (16)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 15,848
3–9
13
November 21
Phoenix
W 106–101
Bradley Beal (42)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (15)
Verizon Center 12,790
4–9
14
November 25
@ Orlando
W 94–91
John Wall (26)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (10)
Amway Center 17,103
5–9
15
November 26
San Antonio
L 100–112
Bradley Beal (25)
Marcin Gortat (10)
Wall , Beal (5)
Verizon Center 17,066
5–10
16
November 28
Sacramento
W 101–95 (OT)
Bradley Beal (31)
Otto Porter Jr. (10)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 12,571
6–10
17
November 30
@ Oklahoma City
L 115–126 (OT)
Bradley Beal (31)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (15)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
6–11
December
: 10–5 (home: 8–1; road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
18
December 2
@ San Antonio
L 105–107
Bradley Beal (23)
Marcin Gortat (18)
John Wall (15)
AT&T Center 18,418
6–12
19
December 5
@ Brooklyn
W 108–103
John Wall (25)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (13)
Barclays Center 12,529
7–12
20
December 6
Orlando
L 116–124
John Wall (52)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 12,116
7–13
21
December 8
Denver
W 92–85
Bradley Beal (26)
Gortat , Wall (7)
Wall , Beal (5)
Verizon Center 12,645
8–13
22
December 10
Milwaukee
W 110–105
John Wall (24)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 14,816
9–13
23
December 12
@ Miami
L 101–112
John Wall (30)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
9–14
24
December 14
Charlotte
W 109–106
John Wall (25)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 13,447
10–14
25
December 16
Detroit
W 122–108
John Wall (29)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 15,573
11–14
26
December 18
LA Clippers
W 117–110
Bradley Beal (41)
Markieff Morris (9)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 17,380
12–14
27
December 19
@ Indiana
L 105–107
Bradley Beal (22)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,686
12–15
28
December 21
@ Chicago
W 107–97
John Wall (23)
Gortat , Morris (11)
John Wall (9)
United Center 21,358
13–15
29
December 23
@ Milwaukee
L 96–123
Wall , Porter Jr. (18)
Marcin Gortat (6)
John Wall (10)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,921
13–16
30
December 26
Milwaukee
W 107–102
Otto Porter Jr. (32)
Otto Porter Jr. (13)
John Wall (16)
Verizon Center 15,773
14–16
31
December 28
Indiana
W 111–105
John Wall (36)
Marcin Gortat (8)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 16,172
15–16
32
December 30
Brooklyn
W 118–95
Trey Burke (27)
Gortat (13)
John Wall (14)
Verizon Center 16,461
16–16
January
: 12–4 (home: 7–0; road: 5–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
January 2
@ Houston
L 91–101
Bradley Beal (27)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (12)
Toyota Center 16,569
16–17
34
January 3
@ Dallas
L 105–113
John Wall (27)
Marcin Gortat (16)
John Wall (8)
American Airlines Center 19,318
16–18
35
January 6
Minnesota
W 112–105
Bradley Beal (22)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (18)
Verizon Center 18,686
17–18
36
January 8
@ Milwaukee
W 107–101
Bradley Beal (25)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,311
18–18
37
January 10
Chicago
W 101–99
John Wall (26)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (14)
Verizon Center 14,361
19–18
38
January 11
@ Boston
L 108–117
Bradley Beal (35)
Gortat , Morris (9)
John Wall (10)
TD Garden 18,624
19–19
39
January 14
Philadelphia
W 109–93
John Wall (25)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 17,880
20–19
40
January 16
Portland
W 120–101
Bradley Beal (25)
Markieff Morris (13)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 17,395
21–19
41
January 18
Memphis
W 104–101
Wall , Porter Jr. (18)
Markieff Morris (12)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 15,079
22–19
42
January 19
@ New York
W 113–110
John Wall (29)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (13)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–19
43
January 21
@ Detroit
L 112–113
John Wall (19)
Markieff Morris (9)
John Wall (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,231
23–20
44
January 23
@ Charlotte
W 109–99
John Wall (24)
Otto Porter Jr. (13)
John Wall (7)
Spectrum Center 15,285
24–20
45
January 24
Boston
W 123–108
Bradley Beal (31)
Markieff Morris (11)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 16,387
25–20
46
January 27
@ Atlanta
W 112–86
Otto Porter Jr. (21)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (9)
Philips Arena 16,969
26–20
47
January 29
@ New Orleans
W 107–94
Bradley Beal (27)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (19)
Smoothie King Center 16,779
27–20
48
January 31
New York
W 117–101
Bradley Beal (28)
Gortat , Morris (10)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 16,683
28–20
February
: 7–3 (home: 5–2; road: 2–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 2
L. A. Lakers
W 116–108
John Wall (33)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 16,473
29–20
50
February 4
New Orleans
W 105–91
John Wall (24)
Marcin Gortat (17)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 19,651
30–20
51
February 6
Cleveland
L 135–140 (OT)
Bradley Beal (41)
Marcin Gortat (8)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
30–21
52
February 8
@ Brooklyn
W 114–110 (OT)
Bradley Beal (31)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (12)
Barclays Center 13,179
31–21
53
February 10
Indiana
W 112–107
John Wall (26)
Marcin Gortat (16)
John Wall (14)
Verizon Center 19,503
32–21
54
February 13
Oklahoma City
W 120–98
Bradley Beal (22)
Otto Porter Jr. (12)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 20,356
33–21
55
February 16
@ Indiana
W 111–98
Otto Porter Jr. (25)
Otto Porter Jr. (8)
John Wall (12)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,233
34–21
56
February 24
@ Philadelphia
L 112–120
Bradley Beal (40)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (14)
Wells Fargo Center 19,277
34–22
57
February 26
Utah
L 92–102
John Wall (23)
Marcin Gortat (8)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 19,648
34–23
58
February 28
Golden State
W 112–108
Bradley Beal (25)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (19)
Verizon Center 20,356
35–23
March
: 11–7 (home: 4–2; road: 7–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
59
March 1
@ Toronto
W 105–96
Bojan Bogdanovic (27)
Marcin Gortat (8)
John Wall (13)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
36–23
60
March 3
Toronto
L 106–114
John Wall (30)
Otto Porter Jr. , Morris , Wall (8)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 20,356
36–24
61
March 5
Orlando
W 115–114
Bradley Beal (32)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 19,195
37–24
62
March 7
@ Phoenix
W 131–127
Bojan Bogdanovic (29)
Mahinmi , Bogdanovic (9)
John Wall (14)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,372
38–24
63
March 8
@ Denver
W 123–113
John Wall (30)
Marcin Gortat (15)
John Wall (10)
Pepsi Center 12,323
39–24
64
March 10
@ Sacramento
W 130–122 (OT)
Bradley Beal (38)
Bradley Beal (10)
John Wall (12)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
40–24
65
March 11
@ Portland
W 125–124 (OT)
John Wall (39)
Marcin Gortat (15)
John Wall (9)
Moda Center 19,482
41–24
66
March 13
@ Minnesota
L 104–119
John Wall (27)
Beal , Morris , Mahinmi (7)
Jennings , Wall (5)
Target Center 15,747
41–25
67
March 15
Dallas
L 107–112
John Wall (26)
Otto Porter Jr. , Gortat (10)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 17,844
41–26
68
March 17
Chicago
W 112–107
Bradley Beal (24)
Otto Porter Jr. , Gortat (10)
John Wall (20)
Verizon Center 20,356
42–26
69
March 18
@ Charlotte
L 93–98
John Wall (19)
Marcin Gortat (16)
John Wall (8)
Spectrum Center 19,361
42–27
70
March 20
@ Boston
L 102–110
Bradley Beal (19)
Bojan Bogdanovic (6)
John Wall (8)
TD Garden 18,624
42–28
71
March 22
Atlanta
W 104–100
Bradley Beal (28)
Ian Mahinmi (10)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 18,137
43–28
72
March 24
Brooklyn
W 129–108
John Wall (22)
Marcin Gortat (9)
Jennings , Wall (9)
Verizon Center 19,616
44–28
73
March 25
@ Cleveland
W 127–115
John Wall (37)
Otto Porter Jr. (7)
John Wall (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
45–28
74
March 28
@ L. A. Lakers
W 119–108
John Wall (34)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (14)
Staples Center 18,997
46–28
75
March 29
@ L. A. Clippers
L 124–133
John Wall (41)
Mahinmi , Smith (8)
John Wall (8)
Staples Center 19,060
46–29
76
March 31
@ Utah
L 88–95
Bradley Beal (27)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
46–30
April
: 3–3 (home: 1–1; road: 2–2)
2016–17 season schedule
Playoffs [ edit ]
2017 playoff game log Total: 7–6 (home: 6–0; road: 1–6)
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
2017 playoff schedule
Transactions [ edit ]
Free agents [ edit ]
Re-signed [ edit ]
Additions [ edit ]
Player
Date Signed
Contract
Former Team
Ref.
Ian Mahinmi
July 7, 2016
4 years, $64 Million
Indiana Pacers
Andrew Nicholson
July 7, 2016
4 years, $26 Million
Orlando Magic
Daniel Ochefu
July 7, 2016
3 years, $2.5 Million ($50,000 guaranteed)
Villanova Wildcats [note 1]
Jason Smith
July 7, 2016
3 years, $15,675,000
Orlando Magic
Tomáš Satoranský
July 21, 2016
3 years, $9 Million
FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain)[note 2]
Sheldon McClellan
July 24, 2016
2 years, $1,448,720 ($50,000 guaranteed)
Miami Hurricanes [note 1]
Danuel House
July 26, 2016
2 years, $1,448,720 ($100,000 guaranteed)
Texas A&M Aggies [note 1]
Brandon Jennings
March 1, 2017
1 year, $1,200,000
New York Knicks
Subtractions [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Wizards part ways with coach Wittman" . NBA.com . Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016 .
^ "Wizards fire coach Randy Wittman after team misses playoffs" . ESPN.com . April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016 .
^ "Wizards hire Scott Brooks as head coach" . NBA.com . April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016 .
^ Wang, Gene (June 24, 2016). "After trading away picks, Wizards remain quiet on draft night" . Washington Post .
^ Wizards' Scott Brooks, Warriors' Steve Kerr named Coaches of the Month for January
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