2012–13 Washington Wizards season

Washington Wizards
2012–13 Washington Wizards season
Head coach	Randy Wittman
Owners	Ted Leonsis
Arena	Verizon Center
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast); Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	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

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

Roster

Roster listing

2012–13 Washington Wizards roster

Players

Coaches

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

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 7	@ Charlotte	L 88–100	Bradley Beal, Martell Webster (18)	Chris Singleton (9)	Shelvin Mack (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 6,213	0–1
2	October 11	New York	L 101–108	Jordan Crawford (17)	Martell Webster (10)	Bradley Beal, Jannero Pargo (5)	Verizon Center 9,627	0–2
3	October 13	@ Cleveland	W 99–95	Three players (14)	Shavlik Randolph (9)	Jordan Crawford (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 10,140	1–2
4	October 15	@ Brooklyn	L 88–98	Martell Webster (18)	Emeka Okafor (6)	Three players (3)	Barclays Center 14,219	1–3
5	October 17	@ Toronto	L 101–104	Trevor Booker (12)	Earl Barron (8)	A. J. Price (8)	Air Canada Centre 11,750	1–4
6	October 20	@ Milwaukee	W 102–94	Trevor Booker (22)	Trevor Booker, Emeka Okafor (7)	A. J. Price (11)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 9,967	2–4
7	October 24	@ Miami	W 101–94	Martell Webster (23)	Jan Veselý (11)	Jannero Pargo (6)	Sprint Center 16,143	3–4
8	October 26	@ San Antonio	L 85–100	A. J. Price, Jan Veselý (13)	Earl Barron (10)	Jordan Crawford, Shelvin Mack (4)	AT&T Center 17,842	3–5

2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z-Miami Heat	66	16	.805	–	37–4	29–12	15–1	82
x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22	25–16	19–22	11–5	82
Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37	22–19	7–34	5–11	82
Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45	15–26	6–35	6–10	82
Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46	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 : 2–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–3)

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

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.

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[BBC-1] "NBA player Jason Collins comes out as gay". BBC. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.

[2] Lee, Michael (September 28, 2012). John Wall out eight weeks because of stress injury in right knee, The Washington Post. Retrieved October 25, 2012.