| 2006–07 Washington Wizards season | |||
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| Head coach | Eddie Jordan | ||
| President | Ernie Grunfeld | ||
| General manager | Ernie Grunfeld | ||
| Owners | Raul Fernandez,Abe Pollin | ||
| Arena | Verizon Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 41–41 (.500) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 7th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost toCavaliers 0–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | CSN Mid-Atlantic,MyNetworkTV Washington,News Channel 8 | ||
| Radio | ESPN 980 | ||
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The2006–07Washington Wizards season was their 46th season in the National Basketball Association. The Wizards made the playoffs for the third straight season. The Wizards were then eliminated for the second straight time by the Cavaliers in just the first round. The Wizards had the fourth best team offensive rating and the third worst team defensive rating in the NBA.[1]
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
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Washington's selections from the2006 NBA draft in New York City.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
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| 1 | 18 | Oleksiy Pecherov | Power Forward |  Ukraine | |
| 2 | 48 | Vladimir Veremeenko | Small forward |  Belarus/ Russia |
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | - | 27–14 | 17–24 | 9–7 |
| x-Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3 | 26–15 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
| x-Orlando Magic | 40 | 42 | .488 | 4 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 9–7 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 33 | 49 | .402 | 11 | 20–21 | 13–28 | 9–7 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 14 | 18–23 | 12–29 | 5–11 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Detroit Pistons | 53 | 29 | .646 | – |
| 2 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3 |
| 3 | y-Toronto Raptors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 6 |
| 4 | y-Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9 |
| 5 | x-Chicago Bulls | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4 |
| 6 | x-New Jersey Nets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12 |
| 7 | x-Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12 |
| 8 | x-Orlando Magic | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18 |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20 |
| 12 | Charlotte Bobcats | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20 |
| 13 | Atlanta Hawks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23 |
| 14 | Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25 |
| 15 | Boston Celtics | 24 | 58 | .293 | 29 |
Record: 5–9; home: 5–2; road: 0–7
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | 1 November 2006 | Wizards | 94–97 | Cavaliers | NA | Caron Butler (23) | -- | 0–1 |
| 2 | 4 November 2006 | Celtics | 117–124 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (44) | -- | 1–1 |
| 3 | 6 November 2006 | Wizards | 103–106 | Magic | NA | Antawn Jamison (29) | -- | 1–2 |
| 4 | 8 November 2006 | Pacers | 91–117 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (40) | -- | 2–2 |
| 5 | 10 November 2006 | Bucks | 111–116 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (29) | -- | 3–2 |
| 6 | 12 November 2006 | Nets | 105–93 | Wizards | 1 | Gilbert Arenas (25) | -- | 3–3 |
| 7 | 15 November 2006 | Wizards | 82–102 | Knicks | NA | Gilbert Arenas (22) | -- | 3–4 |
| 8 | 17 November 2006 | Wizards | 91–100 | Pistons | NA | Caron Butler (24) | -- | 3–5 |
| 9 | 18 November 2006 | Cavaliers | 99–111 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (45) | -- | 4–5 |
| 10 | 21 November 2006 | Wizards | 80–107 | Mavericks | NA | Gilbert Arenas (29) | -- | 4–6 |
| 11 | 22 November 2006 | Wizards | 82–86 | Rockets | NA | Gilbert Arenas (26) | -- | 4–7 |
| 12 | 24 November 2006 | Wizards | 80–95 | Grizzlies | NA | Caron Butler (22) | -- | 4–8 |
| 13 | 25 November 2006 | Pistons | 115–111 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (28) | -- | 4–9 |
| 14 | 28 November 2006 | Hawks | 95–96 | Wizards | NA | Two-way tie (21) | -- | 5–9 |
Record: 12–4; home: 6–1; road: 6–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 15 | 1 December 2006 | Bobcats | 109–121 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (33) | -- | 6–9 |
| 16 | 2 December 2006 | Wizards | 94–112 | Bulls | NA | Caron Butler (21) | -- | 6–10 |
| 17 | 4 December 2006 | Mavericks | 97–106 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (38) | -- | 7–10 |
| 18 | 6 December 2006 | Wizards | 113–102 | Knicks | NA | Gilbert Arenas (38) | -- | 8–10 |
| 19 | 8 December 2006 | Wizards | 113–98 | Sixers | NA | Gilbert Arenas (32) | -- | 9–10 |
| 20 | 9 December 2006 | Rockets | 114–109 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (41) | -- | 9–11 |
| 21 | 13 December 2006 | Nuggets | 91–120 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (34) | -- | 10–11 |
| 22 | 15 December 2006 | Heat | 95–106 | Wizards | NA | Caron Butler (30) | -- | 11–11 |
| 23 | 17 December 2006 | Wizards | 147–141 | Lakers | 1 | Gilbert Arenas (60) | -- | 12–11 |
| 24 | 18 December 2006 | Wizards | 108–117 | Nuggets | NA | Caron Butler (26) | -- | 12–12 |
| 25 | 21 December 2006 | Wizards | 126–119 | Kings | NA | Antawn Jamison (33) | -- | 13–12 |
| 26 | 22 December 2006 | Wizards | 144–139 | Suns | 1 | Gilbert Arenas (54) | -- | 14–12 |
| 27 | 26 December 2006 | Grizzlies | 101–116 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (31) | -- | 15–12 |
| 28 | 27 December 2006 | Wizards | 114–107 | Bobcats | NA | Gilbert Arenas (39) | -- | 16–12 |
| 29 | 29 December 2006 | Magic | 111–112 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (36) | -- | 17–12 |
| 30 | 30 December 2006 | Wizards | 102–119 | Bucks | NA | Caron Butler (29) | -- | 17–13 |
Record: 10–5; home: 7–1; road: 3–4
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 31 | 3 January 2007 | Bucks | 105–108 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (32) | -- | 18–13 |
| 32 | 5 January 2007 | Clippers | 105–116 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (35) | -- | 19–13 |
| 33 | 7 January 2007 | Wizards | 111–116 | Raptors | NA | Gilbert Arenas (33) | -- | 19–14 |
| 34 | 10 January 2007 | Bulls | 103–113 | Wizards | NA | Caron Butler (26) | -- | 20–14 |
| 35 | 12 January 2007 | Wizards | 97–104 | null | NA | Gilbert Arenas (23) | -- | 20–15 |
| 36 | 13 January 2007 | Wizards | 80–93 | Spurs | NA | Gilbert Arenas (17) | -- | 20–16 |
| 37 | 15 January 2007 | Jazz | 111–114 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (51) | -- | 21–16 |
| 38 | 17 January 2007 | Knicks | 98–99 | Wizards | NA | Caron Butler (27) | -- | 22–16 |
| 39 | 19 January 2007 | Wizards | 114–93 | Magic | NA | Antawn Jamison (31) | -- | 23–16 |
| 40 | 20 January 2007 | Celtics | 110–115 | Wizards | 1 | Two-way tie (23) | -- | 24–16 |
| 41 | 23 January 2007 | Suns | 127–105 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (31) | -- | 24–17 |
| 42 | 26 January 2007 | Wizards | 99–96 | Pistons | NA | Antawn Jamison (35) | -- | 25–17 |
| 43 | 28 January 2007 | Wizards | 105–91 | Celtics | NA | Antawn Jamison (34) | -- | 26–17 |
| 44 | 30 January 2007 | Pistons | 99–104 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (36) | -- | 27–17 |
| 45 | 31 January 2007 | Wizards | 109–119 | Raptors | NA | Gilbert Arenas (27) | -- | 27–18 |
Record: 4–7; home: 3–4; road: 1–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 46 | 3 February 2007 | Lakers | 118–102 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (37) | -- | 27–19 |
| 47 | 5 February 2007 | SuperSonics | 108–118 | Wizards | NA | Caron Butler (38) | -- | 28–19 |
| 48 | 7 February 2007 | Spurs | 110–83 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (29) | -- | 28–20 |
| 49 | 11 February 2007 | Trail Blazers | 94–73 | Wizards | NA | DeShawn Stevenson (12) | -- | 28–21 |
| 50 | 14 February 2007 | Wizards | 92–85 | Sixers | NA | Gilbert Arenas (22) | -- | 29–21 |
| 51 | 20 February 2007 | Timberwolves | 100–112 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (38) | -- | 30–21 |
| 52 | 22 February 2007 | Kings | 106–109 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (43) | -- | 31–21 |
| 53 | 23 February 2007 | Wizards | 90–105 | Bulls | NA | Gilbert Arenas (36) | -- | 31–22 |
| 54 | 25 February 2007 | Wizards | 94–98 | Timberwolves | NA | DeShawn Stevenson (21) | -- | 31–23 |
| 55 | 27 February 2007 | Wizards | 101–113 | Nets | NA | Gilbert Arenas (26) | -- | 31–24 |
| 56 | 28 February 2007 | Heat | 92–83 | Wizards | NA | DeShawn Stevenson (19) | -- | 31–25 |
Record: 7–8; home: 5–2; road: 2–6
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 57 | 2 March 2007 | Hawks | 92–93 | Wizards | NA | Antawn Jamison (22) | -- | 32–25 |
| 58 | 4 March 2007 | Warriors | 106–107 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (32) | -- | 33–25 |
| 59 | 6 March 2007 | Raptors | 109–129 | Wizards | NA | Two-way tie (25) | -- | 34–25 |
| 60 | 7 March 2007 | Wizards | 97–100 | Hawks | NA | Gilbert Arenas (28) | -- | 34–26 |
| 61 | 10 March 2007 | Knicks | 90–89 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (25) | -- | 34–27 |
| 62 | 11 March 2007 | Wizards | 104–106 | Heat | NA | Gilbert Arenas (33) | -- | 34–28 |
| 63 | 14 March 2007 | Wizards | 112–96 | Pacers | NA | Gilbert Arenas (35) | -- | 35–28 |
| 64 | 17 March 2007 | null | 103–125 | Wizards | NA | Gilbert Arenas (30) | -- | 36–28 |
| 65 | 20 March 2007 | Wizards | 98–100 | Trail Blazers | NA | Antawn Jamison (27) | -- | 36–29 |
| 66 | 21 March 2007 | Wizards | 108–106 | SuperSonics | NA | Gilbert Arenas (42) | -- | 37–29 |
| 67 | 23 March 2007 | Wizards | 128–135 | Warriors | NA | Gilbert Arenas (29) | -- | 37–30 |
| 68 | 24 March 2007 | Wizards | 105–111 | Clippers | NA | Gilbert Arenas (30) | -- | 37–31 |
| 69 | 26 March 2007 | Wizards | 97–103 | Jazz | NA | Gilbert Arenas (32) | -- | 37–32 |
| 70 | 28 March 2007 | Sixers | 108–111 | Wizards | NA | DeShawn Stevenson (28) | -- | 38–32 |
| 71 | 30 March 2007 | Raptors | 123–118 | Wizards | 1 | Gilbert Arenas (34) | -- | 38–33 |
Record: 3–8; home: 0–5; road: 3–3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 72 | 1 April 2007 | Wizards | 121–107 | Bucks | NA | Two-way tie (19) | -- | 39–33 |
| 73 | 3 April 2007 | Wizards | 102–122 | Bobcats | NA | Gilbert Arenas (33) | -- | 39–34 |
| 74 | 4 April 2007 | Bobcats | 108–100 | Wizards | NA | Antawn Jamison (25) | -- | 39–35 |
| 75 | 6 April 2007 | Cavaliers | 99–94 | Wizards | NA | Antawn Jamison (27) | -- | 39–36 |
| 76 | 7 April 2007 | Wizards | 114–120 | Nets | 1 | Antawn Jamison (37) | -- | 39–37 |
| 77 | 10 April 2007 | Nets | 96–92 | Wizards | NA | Antawn Jamison (26) | -- | 39–38 |
| 78 | 11 April 2007 | Wizards | 82–85 | Heat | NA | Brendan Haywood (14) | -- | 39–39 |
| 79 | 13 April 2007 | Wizards | 98–85 | Hawks | NA | DeShawn Stevenson (25) | -- | 40–39 |
| 80 | 15 April 2007 | Bulls | 101–68 | Wizards | NA | DeShawn Stevenson (13) | -- | 40–40 |
| 81 | 17 April 2007 | Magic | 95–89 | Wizards | NA | Antawn Jamison (48) | -- | 40–41 |
| 82 | 18 April 2007 | Wizards | 98–95 | Pacers | NA | Antawn Jamison (19) | -- | 41–41 |
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First round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShawn Stevenson | 82 | 82 | 29.5 | .461 | .404 | .704 | 2.6 | 2.7 | .8 | .2 | 11.2 |
| Jarvis Hayes | 81 | 17 | 20.1 | .410 | .361 | .845 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .6 | .2 | 7.2 |
| Antonio Daniels | 80 | 8 | 22.0 | .442 | .302 | .832 | 1.9 | 3.6 | .5 | .1 | 7.1 |
| Brendan Haywood | 77 | 49 | 22.6 | .558 | .548 | 6.2 | .6 | .4 | 1.1 | 6.6 | |
| Gilbert Arenas | 74 | 73 | 39.8 | .418 | .351 | .844 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 | .2 | 28.4 |
| Antawn Jamison | 70 | 70 | 38.0 | .450 | .364 | .736 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | 19.8 |
| Etan Thomas | 65 | 32 | 19.2 | .574 | .558 | 5.8 | .4 | .3 | 1.4 | 6.1 | |
| Caron Butler | 63 | 63 | 39.3 | .463 | .250 | .863 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | .3 | 19.1 |
| Roger Mason Jr. | 62 | 0 | 7.9 | .330 | .324 | .875 | .7 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Andray Blatche | 56 | 13 | 12.2 | .437 | .148 | .612 | 3.4 | .7 | .3 | .6 | 3.7 |
| Donell Taylor | 47 | 1 | 7.9 | .400 | .176 | .524 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Calvin Booth | 44 | 1 | 8.6 | .470 | .500 | .600 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | .7 | 1.6 |
| Darius Songaila | 37 | 1 | 18.9 | .524 | .000 | .852 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 7.6 |
| Michael Ruffin | 30 | 0 | 9.0 | .278 | .368 | 2.1 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .6 | |
| James Lang | 11 | 0 | 5.0 | .444 | .600 | 1.0 | .2 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 | |
| Mike Hall | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .250 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Antonio Daniels | 4 | 4 | 44.0 | .447 | .200 | .857 | 4.5 | 11.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 13.3 |
| Antawn Jamison | 4 | 4 | 43.3 | .476 | .346 | .750 | 9.8 | 1.3 | .5 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| Jarvis Hayes | 4 | 4 | 34.8 | .326 | .368 | .857 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 10.8 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 4 | 4 | 30.5 | .196 | .158 | .429 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .5 | .8 | 6.0 |
| Etan Thomas | 4 | 4 | 21.0 | .412 | .667 | 5.5 | .3 | .5 | .8 | 5.0 | |
| Darius Songaila | 4 | 0 | 22.5 | .488 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .8 | .0 | 10.8 |
| Roger Mason Jr. | 4 | 0 | 14.0 | .438 | .500 | .833 | .5 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Michael Ruffin | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | .333 | .000 | 2.3 | .0 | .8 | .0 | .5 | |
| Brendan Haywood | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .714 | .750 | 1.7 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 4.3 | |
| Andray Blatche | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .667 | 1.000 | 3.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.5 | |
| Donell Taylor | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .167 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 | |
| Calvin Booth | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | .667 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
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The Wizards have been involved in the followingtransactions during the 2006–07 season.Transactions listed are from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.
July 19, 2006- Signed Darius Songaila as a free agent.
August 5, 2006- Signed DeShawn Stevenson as a free agent.
September 13, 2006- Signed Roger Mason as a free agent.Signed Kevinn Pinkney as a free agent.
September 14, 2006- Signed James Lang as a free agent.
October 10, 2006- Waived Kevinn Pinkney.
February 28, 2007- Signed Mike Hall to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.Waived James Lang.
June 28, 2007- Drafted Nick Young in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2007 NBA Draft.Drafted Dominic McGuire in the 2nd round (47th pick) of the 2007 NBA Draft.
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