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2005–06 Washington Wizards season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = Washington Wizards

| end_year = 2006

| wins = 42

| losses = 40

| division = Southeast

| division_place = 2nd

| conf_place = 5th

| coach = Eddie Jordan

| arena = MCI Center,

Verizon Center

| owners = Raul Fernandez, Abe Pollin

| television = WDCW
CSN Mid-Atlantic

| radio = WTEM

| playoffs = First Round
(lost to Cavaliers 2–4)

| bbr_team = WAS

}}

The 2005–06 Washington Wizards season was the team's 45th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 45-37 output from the previous season. They came up three games short of matching it, finishing 42–40, but qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2006.html 2005-06 Washington Wizards] In January 2006, the MCI Center's name was changed to Verizon Center, which lasted until 2017.

Draft picks

{{main|2005 NBA draft}}

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! style="background:#004874; color:#BC9B6A" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#004874; color:#BC9B6A" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#004874; color:#BC9B6A" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#004874; color:#BC9B6A" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#004874; color:#BC9B6A" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#004874; color:#BC9B6A" width="20%"| College

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| 2

49Andray BlatchePF{{USA}}South Kent (HS)

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Washington Wizards|season=2005-06

| bg1 = #004874 | color1 = white

| bg2 = #BA8545 | color2 = #000000

}}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Gilbert | last = Arenas | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1982-01-06 | college = Arizona }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Andray | last = Blatche | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 260 | DOB = 1986-08-22 | school = South Kent School (HS)}}

{{player2 | num = 52 | first = Calvin | last = Booth | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 250 | DOB = 1976-05-07 | college = Penn State}}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Caron | last = Butler | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 228 | DOB = 1980-03-13 | college = Connecticut}}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Antonio | last = Daniels | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1975-03-19 | college = Bowling Green}}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Jarvis | last = Hayes | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1981-08-09 | college = Georgia}}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Brendan | last = Haywood | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 263 | DOB = 1979-11-27 | college = North Carolina}}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Antawn | last = Jamison | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 235 | DOB = 1976-06-12 | college = North Carolina }}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Jared | last = Jeffries | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1981-11-25 | college = Indiana}}

{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Peter John | last = Ramos | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 3 | lbs = 295 | DOB = 1985-05-13 | from = Puerto Rico}}

{{player2 | num = 51 | first = Michael | last = Ruffin | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 248 | DOB = 1977-01-21 | college = Tulsa}}

{{player2 | num = 35 | first = Awvee | last = Storey | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 225 | DOB = 1977-04-18 | college = Arizona State}}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Donell | last = Taylor | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1982-07-26 | college = UAB}}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Billy | last = Thomas | dab = basketball | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1975-12-23 | college = Kansas}}

{{player2 | num = 36 | first = Etan | last = Thomas | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 260 | DOB = 1978-04-01 | college = Syracuse}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| roster_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2006.html

}}

Regular season

=Standings=

{{2005–06 NBA Southeast standings|team=WAS}}

{{2005–06 NBA East standings|team=WAS}}

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:86%; text-align:center;"
colspan=31|2005-06 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#253E6A;color:#DF5106;width=35"|CHA

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#9F1F32;color:#001D43;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#0055BA;color:#898D8F;width=35"|DAL

!style="background:#4C92CC;color:#FDB827;width=35"|DEN

!style="background:#006BB7;color:#ED164B;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#072E63;color:#DC5A34;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#D31145;color:#CBD4D8;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND

!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|LAC

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#00265B;color:#BAD1EB;width=35"|MEM

!style="background:#000000;color:#8B0000;width=35"|MIA

!style="background:#00471B;color:#5C378A;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#044D80;color:#000000;width=35"|MIN

!style="background:#12305B;color:#C4CED4;width=35"|NJN

!style="background:#0093B1;color:#FDB827;width=35"|NOK

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#000000;width=35"|ORL

!style="background:#000000;color:#BB9754;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#6846A8;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|SAC

!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#7436BF;color:#BE0F34;width=35"|TOR

!style="background:#042A5C;color:#4C8ECC;width=35"|UTA

!style="background:#044D7D;color:#BC7A44;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta–2–11–30–31–20–21–11–31–11–14–00–21–10–21–31–31–11–31–12–22–21–20–20–20–21–10–21–30–21–3
style="text-align:left;" | Boston1–2–2–10–40–40–21–10–31–11–13–11–11–11–11–30–31–11–32–03–11–33–10–22–01–10–20–23–12–01–3
style="text-align:left;" | Charlotte3–11–2–2–20–30–20–20–41–11–12–20–21–10–20–40–31–11–30–23–01–33–10–21–11–10–21–11–31–11–3
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago3–04–02–2–0–40–21–10–41–11–12–21–11–11–11–22–21–12–11–12–13–12–20–21–10–21–10–24–01–13–1
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland2–14–03–04–0–1–11–11–30–21–13–11–11–11–12–23–11–12–22–01–23–12–21–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–3
style="text-align:left;" | Dallas2–02–02–02–01–1–3–11–11–34–02–03–11–23–12–01–12–11–14–01–11–11–12–24–02–12–23–02–03–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | Denver1–11–12–01–11–11–3–1–12–12–22–01–31–22–12–01–13–10–22–12–01–11–11–34–01–32–22–22–01–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit3–13–04–04–03–11–11–1–2–02–03–12–01–12–03–13–12–02–22–03–12–13–02–02–02–02–02–03–10–20–3
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State1–11–11–11–12–03–11–20–2–1–30–21–30–40–31–11–12–21–11–22–01–11–11–34–02–20–42–12–01–30–2
style="text-align:left;" | Houston1–11–11–11–11–10–42–20–23–1–1–12–21–20–40–22–02–21–11–32–01–11–10–32–12–20–43–10–21–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | Indiana0–41–32–22–21–30–20–21–32–01–1–2–01–11–12–12–21–12–12–02–23–02–10–22–02–00–21–12–22–02–2
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Clippers2–01–12–01–11–11–33–10–23–12–20–2–2–21–31–12–03–11–11–22–02–01–12–23–00–41–23–12–02–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Lakers1–11–11–11–11–12–12–11–14–02–11–12–2–1–31–12–01–30–23–12–02–01–11–32–22–21–32–12–02–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Memphis2–01–12–01–11–11–31–20–23–04–01–13–13–1–0–21–13–11–11–32–02–00–22–12–12–20–43–12–03–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | Miami3–13–14–02–12–20–20–21–31–12–01–21–11–12–0–3–11–11–31–13–02–23–00–22–02–00–22–03–12–04–0
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee3–13–03–02–21–31–11–11–31–10–22–20–20–21–11–3–1–11–31–13–12–23–11–12–00–21–11–12–10–22–1
style="text-align:left;" | Minnesota1–11–11–11–11–11–21–30–22–22–21–11–33–11–31–11–1–1–11–22–01–10–21–22–22–10–42–20–21–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | New Jersey3–13–13–11–22–21–12–02–21–11–11–21–12–01–13–13–11–1–2–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
style="text-align:left;" | New Orleans/Oklahoma City1–10–22–01–10–20–41–20–22–13–10–22–11–33–11–11–12–10–2–2–01–11–11–33–12–21–33–12–01–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | New York2–21–30–31–22–11–10–21–30–20–22–20–20–20–20–31–30–21–30–2–1–31–31–11–11–10–22–01–32–01–3
style="text-align:left;" | Orlando2–23–13–11–31–31–11–11–21–11–10–30–20–20–22–22–21–10–31–13–1–3–11–11–11–11–11–11–21–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia2–11–31–32–22–21–11–10–31–11–11–21–11–12–00–31–32–03–11–13–11–3–0–21–12–01–11–13–10–22–2
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix2–02–02–02–01–12–23–10–23–13–02–02–23–11–22–01–12–11–13–11–11–12–0–3–12–21–32–22–02–11–1
style="text-align:left;" | Portland2–00–21–11–11–10–40–40–20–41–20–20–32–21–20–20–22–21–11–31–11–11–11–3–1–20–41–31–10–41–1
style="text-align:left;" | Sacramento2–01–11–12–01–11–23–10–22–22–20–24–02–22–20–22–01–22–02–21–11–10–22–22–1–1–23–11–13–10–2
style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio1–12–02–01–11–12–22–20–24–04–02–02–13–14–02–01–14–02–03–12–01–11–13–14–02–1–2–12–03–01–1
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle2–02–01–12–01–10–32–20–21–21–31–11–31–21–30–21–12–21–11–30–21–11–12–23–11–31–2–1–13–11–1
style="text-align:left;" | Toronto3–11–33–10–40–30–20–21–30–22–02–20–20–20–21–31–22–01–30–23–12–11–30–21–11–10–21–1–0–21–2
style="text-align:left;" | Utah2–00–21–11–10–21–33–12–03–12–10–21–22–21–30–22–03–11–13–10–21–12–01–24–01–30–31–32–0–1–1
style="text-align:left;" | Washington3–13–13–11–33–10–21–13–02–00–22–20–21–10–20–41–21–11–21–13–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–12–11–1—

=Game log=

Playoffs

{{NBA game log start|Washington Wizards|end_year=2006|playoffs=yes|bgcolor=#004F83|color=white}}

{{NBA game log section|Washington Wizards|First Round|playoffs=yes|first=yes|show=no|bgcolor=#BC9B6A|color=#004F83

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 2

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 1

| April 22

| @ Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200604220CLE.html L 86–97]

| Gilbert Arenas (26)

| Antawn Jamison (7)

| Antonio Daniels (6)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 2

| April 25

| @ Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200604250CLE.html W 89–84]

| Gilbert Arenas (30)

| Caron Butler (9)

| Gilbert Arenas (6)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 3

| April 28

| Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200604280WAS.html L 96–97]

| Gilbert Arenas (34)

| Caron Butler (11)

| Daniels, Jamison (3)

| Verizon Center
20,173

| 1–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 4

| April 30

| Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200604300WAS.html W 106–96]

| Gilbert Arenas (34)

| Jared Jeffries (11)

| Gilbert Arenas (6)

| Verizon Center
20,173

| 2–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5

| May 3

| @ Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200605030CLE.html L 120–121 (OT)]

| Gilbert Arenas (44)

| Caron Butler (11)

| Antonio Daniels (7)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 2–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 6

| May 5

| Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200605050WAS.html L 113–114 (OT)]

| Gilbert Arenas (36)

| Caron Butler (20)

| Gilbert Arenas (11)

| Verizon Center
20,173

| 2–4

|-

{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=WAS|end_year=2006|playoffs=yes}}

Player statistics

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

=Regular season=

{{NBA roster statistics start|team=Washington Wizards}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Antawn|Jamison}}

| 82 || 80 || 40.1 || .442 || .394 || .731 || 9.3 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .1 || 20.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gilbert|Arenas}}

| 80 || 80 || 42.3 || .447 || .369 || .820 || 3.5 || 6.1 || 2.0 || .3 || 29.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Antonio|Daniels}}

| 80 || 17 || 28.5 || .418 || .228 || .845 || 2.2 || 3.6 || .7 || .1 || 9.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brendan|Haywood}}

| 79 || 70 || 23.8 || .514 || || .585 || 5.9 || .6 || .4 || 1.3 || 7.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jared|Jeffries}}

| 77 || 77 || 25.3 || .451 || .320 || .589 || 4.9 || 1.9 || .8 || .6 || 6.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Michael|Ruffin}}

| 76 || 4 || 13.3 || .442 || .000 || .500 || 3.6 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 1.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Caron|Butler}}

| 75 || 54 || 36.1 || .455 || .342 || .870 || 6.2 || 2.5 || 1.7 || .2 || 17.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Etan|Thomas}}

| 71 || 9 || 15.8 || .533 || || .600 || 3.9 || .2 || .3 || 1.0 || 4.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Donell|Taylor}}

| 51 || 1 || 9.1 || .390 || .235 || .698 || 1.0 || .9 || .6 || .1 || 2.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Calvin|Booth}}

| 33 || 2 || 7.6 || .426 || .500 || .556 || 1.6 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 1.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andray|Blatche}}

| 29 || 0 || 6.0 || .388 || .231 || .833 || 1.3 || .3 || .2 || .2 || 2.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chucky|Atkins}}†

| 28 || 2 || 19.7 || .379 || .359 || .710 || 1.6 || 2.5 || .5 || .0 || 6.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Awvee|Storey}}

| 25 || 1 || 4.6 || .390 || .429 || .571 || .9 || .2 || .1 || .0 || 1.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jarvis|Hayes}}

| 21 || 13 || 24.6 || .421 || .362 || .833 || 3.6 || 1.3 || .8 || .0 || 9.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Billy|Thomas|dab=basketball}}

| 17 || 0 || 7.7 || .325 || .333 || 1.000 || .8 || .5 || .6 || .1 || 2.2

|}

=Playoffs=

{{NBA roster statistics start|team=Washington Wizards}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gilbert|Arenas}}

| 6 || 6 || 47.3 || .464 || .435 || .771 || 5.5 || 5.3 || 2.2 || .7 || 34.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Caron|Butler}}

| 6 || 6 || 43.7 || .416 || .214 || .828 || 10.5 || 2.7 || 2.0 || .7 || 18.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Antawn|Jamison}}

| 6 || 6 || 42.2 || .424 || .313 || .778 || 7.2 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .3 || 19.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jared|Jeffries}}

| 6 || 6 || 35.8 || .395 || .143 || .765 || 6.2 || 1.5 || .2 || 1.2 || 8.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brendan|Haywood}}

| 6 || 6 || 25.8 || .682 || || .520 || 3.2 || .8 || .3 || 1.8 || 7.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Antonio|Daniels}}

| 6 || 0 || 36.0 || .538 || .273 || .909 || 2.8 || 3.3 || .5 || .2 || 13.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Michael|Ruffin}}

| 6 || 0 || 11.7 || .500 || || .000 || 2.7 || .7 || .2 || .3 || .3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Etan|Thomas}}

| 3 || 0 || 6.0 || .400 || || .500 || 2.0 || .0 || .7 || .7 || 2.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Billy|Thomas|dab=basketball}}

| 3 || 0 || 4.7 || .000 || .000 || .500 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Donell|Taylor}}

| 1 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || || .0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0

|}

{{Plainlist|

  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.

}}

Awards and records

Transactions

Transactions listed are from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006.

August 2, 2005- Traded Kwame Brown and Laron Profit to the Los Angeles Lakers for Chucky Atkins and Caron Butler. Signed Antonio Daniels as a free agent.

September 7, 2005- Signed Calvin Booth as a free agent.

October 3, 2005- Signed Awvee Storey as a free agent. Signed Billy Thomas as a free agent.

November 10, 2005- Signed Donell Taylor as a free agent.

January 17, 2006- Waived Chucky Atkins.

February 24, 2006- Signed Billy Thomas to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.

June 28, 2006- Drafted Oleksiy Pecherov in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft. Drafted Vladimir Veremeenko in the 2nd round (48th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.

{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}

References

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{{Washington Wizards seasons}}

{{2005-06 NBA season by team}}

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