2012–13 Washington Wizards season

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.

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 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) Don Newman Don Zierden Sam Cassell Ryan Saunders Jerry Sichting 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 Time 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	82
3	y-Indiana Pacers	49	32	.605	16.5	81
4	x-Brooklyn Nets	49	33	.598	17	82
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	21	82
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	41	40	.506	24.5	81
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	28	82
9	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	32	82
10	Toronto Raptors	34	48	.415	32	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	37	82
12	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37	82
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	42	82
14	Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45	82
15	Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46	82

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.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Bradley Beal Via free agency Earl Barron Steven Gray Jannero Pargo A. J. Price Shavlik Randolph Martell Webster Via trade Trevor Ariza Emeka Okafor

Players Lost Via trade Rashard Lewis Via free agency Morris Almond Othyus Jeffers Roger Mason, Jr. James Singleton 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