| 2016–17 Washington Wizards season | |||
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Division champions | |||
| Head coach | Scott Brooks | ||
| General manager | Ernie Grunfeld | ||
| Owners | Monumental Sports & Entertainment | ||
| Arena | Verizon Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 49–33 (.598) | ||
| Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 4th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost toCeltics 3–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
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The2016–17Washington Wizards season marked the franchise's 56th season in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) and its 44th in the Washington, D.C. area. On April 14, 2016, the Wizards parted ways withRandy Wittman, their former head coach, after the team failed to secure a playoff berth.[1][2] Shortly thereafter, on April 26, 2016, the Wizards appointedScott Brooks, formerly the head coach of theOklahoma City Thunder, as their new head coach.[3] The Wizards successfully clinched a playoff berth on March 24, 2017, with a 129–108 victory over theBrooklyn Nets, thus ending their one-season absence from the playoffs. Furthermore, on March 28, 2017, the Wizards emerged victorious against theLos Angeles Lakers with a score of 119–108, securing their first division title since1979 and ending their 38-year drought that dated back to their era as the Bullets.
The Wizards finished the regular season with a 49–33 record, securing the 4th seed. In the playoffs, the Wizards defeated theAtlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, advancing to the Semifinals, where they lost to theBoston Celtics in a hard fought seven games.
To date, this is both the best record and the highest seed the Bullets/Wizards franchise has achieved since their last NBA Finals appearance in 1979. This is also the last time the Wizards have won a playoff series.
The Wizards did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA draft, as they had traded both picks prior to the draft:[4]
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| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y –Washington Wizards | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 30–11 | 19–22 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x –Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 6.0 | 23–18 | 20–21 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 8.0 | 23–18 | 18–23 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 13.0 | 22–19 | 14–27 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20.0 | 16–25 | 13–28 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c –Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y –Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x –Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y –Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x –Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x –Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x –Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x –Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 2016 pre-season game log Total: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
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| 2017 playoff game log Total: 7–6 (home: 6–0; road: 1–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcin Gortat | 82 | 82 | 31.2 | .579 | .000 | .648 | 10.4 | 1.5 | .5 | .7 | 10.8 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | 80 | 80 | 32.6 | .516 | .434 | .832 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .5 | 13.4 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 79 | 5 | 20.3 | .421 | .287 | .758 | 3.3 | .6 | .7 | .2 | 6.3 |
| John Wall | 78 | 78 | 36.4 | .451 | .327 | .801 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 2.0 | .6 | 23.1 |
| Bradley Beal | 77 | 77 | 34.9 | .482 | .404 | .825 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .3 | 23.1 |
| Markieff Morris | 76 | 76 | 31.2 | .457 | .362 | .837 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .6 | 14.0 |
| Jason Smith | 74 | 3 | 14.4 | .529 | .474 | .686 | 3.5 | .5 | .3 | .7 | 5.7 |
| Tomáš Satoranský | 57 | 3 | 12.6 | .415 | .243 | .697 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Trey Burke | 57 | 0 | 12.3 | .455 | .443 | .759 | .8 | 1.8 | .2 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Marcus Thornton | 33 | 1 | 17.4 | .400 | .350 | .852 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .6 | .1 | 6.6 |
| Ian Mahinmi | 31 | 0 | 17.9 | .586 | .573 | 4.8 | .6 | 1.1 | .8 | 5.6 | |
| Sheldon Mac | 30 | 3 | 9.6 | .400 | .233 | .852 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.0 |
| Andrew Nicholson† | 28 | 0 | 8.3 | .390 | .188 | .583 | 1.2 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 2.5 |
| Bojan Bogdanović† | 26 | 0 | 23.1 | .457 | .391 | .934 | 3.1 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 12.7 |
| Brandon Jennings† | 23 | 2 | 16.3 | .274 | .212 | .706 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .7 | .0 | 3.5 |
| Daniel Ochefu | 19 | 0 | 3.9 | .444 | .000 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 | |
| Chris McCullough† | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .5 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| John Wall | 13 | 13 | 39.0 | .452 | .344 | .839 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 27.2 |
| Bradley Beal | 13 | 13 | 38.8 | .471 | .287 | .820 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .6 | 24.8 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | 13 | 13 | 32.9 | .532 | .282 | .886 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .5 | 12.2 |
| Marcin Gortat | 13 | 13 | 31.5 | .505 | .611 | 11.0 | 1.8 | .4 | 1.5 | 8.1 | |
| Markieff Morris | 13 | 13 | 28.7 | .407 | .368 | .806 | 6.4 | 1.7 | .9 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| Bojan Bogdanović | 13 | 0 | 20.3 | .414 | .356 | .844 | 4.3 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 8.8 |
| Brandon Jennings | 13 | 0 | 13.7 | .389 | .154 | .875 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Jason Smith | 13 | 0 | 12.1 | .487 | .300 | .714 | 2.2 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 3.9 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 12 | 0 | 15.3 | .426 | .367 | .700 | 2.3 | .3 | .8 | .4 | 5.8 |
| Tomáš Satoranský | 10 | 0 | 3.6 | .500 | .400 | .5 | .6 | .1 | .0 | .8 | |
| Sheldon Mac | 7 | 0 | 2.4 | .556 | .400 | 1.000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Ian Mahinmi | 5 | 0 | 12.6 | .556 | .364 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | |
| Daniel Ochefu | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
| Trey Burke | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| July 7, 2016 | ToWashington Wizards Trey Burke | ToUtah Jazz Second-round pick in the2021 NBA draft |
| February 22, 2017 | ToWashington Wizards Bojan Bogdanović Chris McCullough | ToBrooklyn Nets Andrew Nicholson Marcus Thornton First-round pick in the2017 NBA draft |
| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thornton | July 22, 2016 | 1 year, $1,315,448 | |
| Bradley Beal | July 26, 2016 | 5 years, $127 Million |
| 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 |
| Player | Reason Left | Date Left | New Team | Ref. |
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| Drew Gooden | Waived | July 7, 2016 | Los Angeles Clippers | |
| Ramon Sessions | Free Agency | July 7, 2016 | Charlotte Hornets | |
| Jared Dudley | Free Agency | July 9, 2016 | Phoenix Suns | |
| Garrett Temple | Free Agency | July 9, 2016 | Sacramento Kings | |
| Nenê | Free Agency | July 19, 2016 | Houston Rockets | |
| Alan Anderson | Free Agency | August 2, 2016 | Los Angeles Clippers | |
| J.J. Hickson | Free Agency | August 20, 2016 | Fujian Sturgeons (China) | |
| Jarrell Eddie | Waived | October 21, 2016 | Austin Spurs | |
| Danuel House | Waived | March 1, 2017 |
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Brooks | Eastern Conference Coach of the Month (January) | February 1, 2017 | [5] |
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