2012–13 Washington Wizards season

2012–13 Washington Wizards season
Head coach	Randy Wittman
Owner(s)	Ted Leonsis
Arena	Verizon Center
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CSN Mid-Atlantic, The CW Washington, TBD TV
Radio	106.7 The Fan

The 2012–13 Washington Wizards season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 40th in the Washington, D.C. area. Jason Collins was on this team when he became the first active NBA player to publicly come out as gay.^[1]

Key dates

June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place in Newark, New Jersey.
July 1: The free agency period begun.

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA draft

Round	PickO	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Bradley Beal	SG	United States	Florida
2	32	Tomas Satoransky	SG	Czech Republic	Liga ACB (Spain)

Roster

2012–13 Washington Wizards roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.0 !F	1	Ariza, Trevor	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1985-06-30	UCLA
1.5 !G	28	Barbosa, Leandro	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1982-11-28	Brazil
1.5 !G	3	Beal, Bradley	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1993-06-28	Florida
4.0 !F	35	Booker, Trevor	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1987–11–25	Clemson
6.0 !C	98	Collins, Jason	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1978–12–02	Stanford
4.0 !F	20	Martin, Cartier	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1984-11-20	Kansas State
5.5 !F/C	42	Nenê	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1982–09–13	Brazil
6.0 !C	50	Okafor, Emeka	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1982-09-28	Connecticut
1.5 !G	12	Price, A.J.	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1986-10-07	Connecticut
5.5 !F/C	13	Seraphin, Kevin	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1989–12–07	France
4.0 !F	31	Singleton, Chris	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1989–11–21	Florida State
1.5 !G	17	Temple, Garrett	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1986–05–08	LSU
4.0 !F	24	Vesely, Jan	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1990–04–24	Czech Republic
1.5 !G	2	Wall, John (C)	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1990–09–06	Kentucky
4.0 !F	9	Webster, Martell	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1986–12–04	Seattle Preparatory School

Head coach

Randy Wittman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 3–5 (Home: 0–1; Road: 3–4)

2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z-Miami Heat	66	16	.805	-12.0	37–4	29–12	15–1	82
x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	10.0	25–16	19–22	11–5	82
Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	25.0	22–19	7–34	5–11	82
Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	33.0	15–26	6–35	6–10	82
Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	34.0	12–29	8–33	3–13	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Miami Heat *	66	16	.805	–	82
2	y-New York Knicks *	54	28	.659	12.0	82
3	y-Indiana Pacers *	49	32	.605	16.5	81
4	x-Brooklyn Nets	49	33	.598	17.0	82
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	21.0	82
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22.0	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	41	40	.506	24.5	81
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	28.0	82

9	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	32.0	82
10	Toronto Raptors	34	48	.415	32.0	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	37.0	82
12	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37.0	82
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	42.0	82
14	Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45.0	82
15	Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46.0	82

Game Log

2012–13 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 22–19; Road: 7–34)

October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)

November : 1–12 (Home: 1–6; Road: 0–6)

December : 3–11 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–6)

January : 7–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–6)

February : 7–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–3)

March : 9–8 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–7)

April: 2–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 0–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
74	April 2	Chicago	W 90–86	John Wall (27)	Emeka Okafor (9)	John Wall (9)	Verizon Center 17,319	28-46
75	April 3	@ Toronto	L 78–88	John Wall (20)	Emeka Okafor (8)	John Wall (5)	Air Canada Centre 15,783	28-47
76	April 6	Indiana	W 104–85	John Wall (37)	Emeka Okafor (9)	John Wall (5)	Verizon Center 19,360	29-47
77	April 7	@ Boston	L 96–107	John Wall (16)	Emeka Okafor (9)	John Wall (10)	TD Garden 18,624	29-48
78	April 9	@ New York	L 99–120	John Wall (33)	Emeka Okafor (8)	Nenê (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,033	29-49
79	April 10	Miami	L 98–103	A.J. Price (23)	John Wall (9)	John Wall (11)	Verizon Center 20,308	29-50
80	April 12	Philadelphia	L 86–97	John Wall (24)	Nenê (10)	John Wall (7)	Verizon Center 18,476	29-51
81	April 15	@ Brooklyn	L 101–106	John Wall (18)	Trevor Booker (13)	John Wall (12)	Barclays Center 16,774	29-52
82	April 17	@ Chicago	L 92–95	A.J. Price (24)	Kevin Seraphin (9)	Garrett Temple (5)	United Center 22421	29-53

2012–13 season schedule

Injuries and surgeries

On September 28, 2012, the Wizards announced that John Wall would be sidelined for about eight weeks after being diagnosed with the early stages of what could become a stress fracture in his left knee. No surgery was required, but Wall had to begin rehabilitation immediately.^[2]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Bradley Beal

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Rashard Lewis

Via free agency

Waived

Andray Blatche

Trades

June 20, 2012

To Washington Wizards

Trevor Ariza
Emeka Okafor

To New Orleans Hornets

Rashard Lewis
The 46th pick in 2012

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Cartier Martin	July 12	Washington Wizards (re-signed)
A. J. Price	July 24	Indiana Pacers
Martell Webster	August 29	Minnesota Timberwolves
Brian Cook	September 19	Washington Wizards (re-signed)
Earl Barron	September 19	Atléticos de San Germán (Puerto Rico)
Steven Gray	September 19	BK Ventspils (Latvia)
Shavlik Randolph	September 19	Piratas de Quebradillas (Puerto Rico)
Jannero Pargo	October 1	Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Roger Mason, Jr.	August 3	New Orleans Hornets
Morris Almond	August 19	Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
James Singleton	September 18	Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)
Othyus Jeffers	October 1	Phoenix Suns

References

↑ "NBA player Jason Collins comes out as gay". BBC. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
↑ Lee, Michael (September 28, 2012). John Wall out eight weeks because of stress injury in right knee, The Washington Post. Retrieved October 25, 2012.

2012–13 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

Washington Wizards

Founded in 1961 Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Scott Brooks (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Eastern Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over till the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Earl the Pearl Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

Chicago Packers / Zephyrs–Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets–Washington Wizards seasons

1960s

1970s

1977–78

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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