2006–07 Washington Wizards season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Washington Wizards 2007 41 41 Southeast 2 7 Eddie Jordan Raul Fernandez, Abe Pollin Ernie Grunfeld Ernie Grunfeld Verizon Center First Round(lost to Cavaliers 0–4) WAS CSN Mid-Atlantic, MyNetworkTV Washington, News Channel 8 ESPN 980 The 2006–07 Washington Wizards season was their 46th season in the National Basketball Association. The Wizards made the playoffs for the third straight season. The Wizards were then eliminated for the second straight time by the Cavaliers in just the first round. The Wizards had the fourth best team offensive rating and the third worst team defensive rating in the NBA.https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/defense/?sort=DEF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2006-07&SeasonType=Regular%20Season Teams Defense NBA.com April 17, 2021 Key dates prior to the start of the season: The 2006 NBA draft took place in New York City on June 28. The free agency period begins in July. 2 Draft picks Washington's selections from the 2006 NBA draft in New York City. Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 18 Oleksiy Pecherov Power Forward 2 48 Vladimir Veremeenko Small forward /Russia Roster Washington Wizards #004f83 white #BA8545 #000000 0 Gilbert Arenas PG 6 4 215 1982-01-06 Arizona 32 Andray Blatche PF 6 11 248 1986-08-22 South Kent School (CT) 52 Calvin Booth C 6 11 230 1976-05-07 Pennsylvania State 3 Caron Butler SF 6 7 228 1980-03-13 Connecticut 6 Antonio Daniels PG 6 4 205 1975-03-19 Bowling Green 42 Mike Hall basketball SF 6 8 230 1984-06-05 George Washington 24 Jarvis Hayes SF 6 7 220 1981-08-09 Georgia 33 Brendan Haywood C 7 0 263 1979-11-27 North Carolina 4 Antawn Jamison PF 6 9 235 1976-06-12 North Carolina 8 Roger Mason basketball SG 6 5 212 1980-09-10 Virginia 51 Michael Ruffin PF 6 9 246 1977-01-21 Tulsa 9 Darius Songaila PF 6 9 248 1978-02-14 Wake Forest 2 DeShawn Stevenson SG 6 5 218 1981-04-03 Washington Union HS (CA) 21 Donell Taylor SG 6 6 180 1982-07-26 UAB 36 Etan Thomas C 6 10 260 1978-04-01 Syracuse Eddie Jordan Phil Hubbard Mike O'Koren Wes Unseld Jr. Tom Young Eric Waters (trainer) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2007.html February 28, 2007 Regular season Standings WAS WAS Game log November Record: 5–9; home: 5–2; road: 0–7 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 1 1 November 2006 Wizards 94–97 Cavaliers NA Caron Butler (23) -- 0–1 2 4 November 2006 Celtics 117–124 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (44) -- 1–1 3 6 November 2006 Wizards 103–106 Magic NA Antawn Jamison (29) -- 1–2 4 8 November 2006 Pacers 91–117 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (40) -- 2–2 5 10 November 2006 Bucks 111–116 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (29) -- 3–2 6 12 November 2006 Nets 105–93 Wizards 1 Gilbert Arenas (25) -- 3–3 7 15 November 2006 Wizards 82–102 Knicks NA Gilbert Arenas (22) -- 3–4 8 17 November 2006 Wizards 91–100 Pistons NA Caron Butler (24) -- 3–5 9 18 November 2006 Cavaliers 99–111 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (45) -- 4–5 10 21 November 2006 Wizards 80–107 Mavericks NA Gilbert Arenas (29) -- 4–6 11 22 November 2006 Wizards 82–86 Rockets NA Gilbert Arenas (26) -- 4–7 12 24 November 2006 Wizards 80–95 Grizzlies NA Caron Butler (22) -- 4–8 13 25 November 2006 Pistons 115–111 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (28) -- 4–9 14 28 November 2006 Hawks 95–96 Wizards NA Two-way tie (21) -- 5–9 December Record: 12–4; home: 6–1; road: 6–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 15 1 December 2006 Bobcats 109–121 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (33) -- 6–9 16 2 December 2006 Wizards 94–112 Bulls NA Caron Butler (21) -- 6–10 17 4 December 2006 Mavericks 97–106 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (38) -- 7–10 18 6 December 2006 Wizards 113–102 Knicks NA Gilbert Arenas (38) -- 8–10 19 8 December 2006 Wizards 113–98 Sixers NA Gilbert Arenas (32) -- 9–10 20 9 December 2006 Rockets 114–109 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (41) -- 9–11 21 13 December 2006 Nuggets 91–120 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (34) -- 10–11 22 15 December 2006 Heat 95–106 Wizards NA Caron Butler (30) -- 11–11 23 17 December 2006 Wizards 147–141 Lakers 1 Gilbert Arenas (60) -- 12–11 24 18 December 2006 Wizards 108–117 Nuggets NA Caron Butler (26) -- 12–12 25 21 December 2006 Wizards 126–119 Kings NA Antawn Jamison (33) -- 13–12 26 22 December 2006 Wizards 144–139 Suns 1 Gilbert Arenas (54) -- 14–12 27 26 December 2006 Grizzlies 101–116 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (31) -- 15–12 28 27 December 2006 Wizards 114–107 Bobcats NA Gilbert Arenas (39) -- 16–12 29 29 December 2006 Magic 111–112 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (36) -- 17–12 30 30 December 2006 Wizards 102–119 Bucks NA Caron Butler (29) -- 17–13 January Record: 10–5; home: 7–1; road: 3–4 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 31 3 January 2007 Bucks 105–108 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (32) -- 18–13 32 5 January 2007 Clippers 105–116 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (35) -- 19–13 33 7 January 2007 Wizards 111–116 Raptors NA Gilbert Arenas (33) -- 19–14 34 10 January 2007 Bulls 103–113 Wizards NA Caron Butler (26) -- 20–14 35 12 January 2007 Wizards 97–104 null NA Gilbert Arenas (23) -- 20–15 36 13 January 2007 Wizards 80–93 Spurs NA Gilbert Arenas (17) -- 20–16 37 15 January 2007 Jazz 111–114 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (51) -- 21–16 38 17 January 2007 Knicks 98–99 Wizards NA Caron Butler (27) -- 22–16 39 19 January 2007 Wizards 114–93 Magic NA Antawn Jamison (31) -- 23–16 40 20 January 2007 Celtics 110–115 Wizards 1 Two-way tie (23) -- 24–16 41 23 January 2007 Suns 127–105 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (31) -- 24–17 42 26 January 2007 Wizards 99–96 Pistons NA Antawn Jamison (35) -- 25–17 43 28 January 2007 Wizards 105–91 Celtics NA Antawn Jamison (34) -- 26–17 44 30 January 2007 Pistons 99–104 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (36) -- 27–17 45 31 January 2007 Wizards 109–119 Raptors NA Gilbert Arenas (27) -- 27–18 February Record: 4–7; home: 3–4; road: 1–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 46 3 February 2007 Lakers 118–102 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (37) -- 27–19 47 5 February 2007 SuperSonics 108–118 Wizards NA Caron Butler (38) -- 28–19 48 7 February 2007 Spurs 110–83 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (29) -- 28–20 49 11 February 2007 Trail Blazers 94–73 Wizards NA DeShawn Stevenson (12) -- 28–21 50 14 February 2007 Wizards 92–85 Sixers NA Gilbert Arenas (22) -- 29–21 51 20 February 2007 Timberwolves 100–112 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (38) -- 30–21 52 22 February 2007 Kings 106–109 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (43) -- 31–21 53 23 February 2007 Wizards 90–105 Bulls NA Gilbert Arenas (36) -- 31–22 54 25 February 2007 Wizards 94–98 Timberwolves NA DeShawn Stevenson (21) -- 31–23 55 27 February 2007 Wizards 101–113 Nets NA Gilbert Arenas (26) -- 31–24 56 28 February 2007 Heat 92–83 Wizards NA DeShawn Stevenson (19) -- 31–25 March Record: 7–8; home: 5–2; road: 2–6 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 57 2 March 2007 Hawks 92–93 Wizards NA Antawn Jamison (22) -- 32–25 58 4 March 2007 Warriors 106–107 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (32) -- 33–25 59 6 March 2007 Raptors 109–129 Wizards NA Two-way tie (25) -- 34–25 60 7 March 2007 Wizards 97–100 Hawks NA Gilbert Arenas (28) -- 34–26 61 10 March 2007 Knicks 90–89 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (25) -- 34–27 62 11 March 2007 Wizards 104–106 Heat NA Gilbert Arenas (33) -- 34–28 63 14 March 2007 Wizards 112–96 Pacers NA Gilbert Arenas (35) -- 35–28 64 17 March 2007 null 103–125 Wizards NA Gilbert Arenas (30) -- 36–28 65 20 March 2007 Wizards 98–100 Trail Blazers NA Antawn Jamison (27) -- 36–29 66 21 March 2007 Wizards 108–106 SuperSonics NA Gilbert Arenas (42) -- 37–29 67 23 March 2007 Wizards 128–135 Warriors NA Gilbert Arenas (29) -- 37–30 68 24 March 2007 Wizards 105–111 Clippers NA Gilbert Arenas (30) -- 37–31 69 26 March 2007 Wizards 97–103 Jazz NA Gilbert Arenas (32) -- 37–32 70 28 March 2007 Sixers 108–111 Wizards NA DeShawn Stevenson (28) -- 38–32 71 30 March 2007 Raptors 123–118 Wizards 1 Gilbert Arenas (34) -- 38–33 April Record: 3–8; home: 0–5; road: 3–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 72 1 April 2007 Wizards 121–107 Bucks NA Two-way tie (19) -- 39–33 73 3 April 2007 Wizards 102–122 Bobcats NA Gilbert Arenas (33) -- 39–34 74 4 April 2007 Bobcats 108–100 Wizards NA Antawn Jamison (25) -- 39–35 75 6 April 2007 Cavaliers 99–94 Wizards NA Antawn Jamison (27) -- 39–36 76 7 April 2007 Wizards 114–120 Nets 1 Antawn Jamison (37) -- 39–37 77 10 April 2007 Nets 96–92 Wizards NA Antawn Jamison (26) -- 39–38 78 11 April 2007 Wizards 82–85 Heat NA Brendan Haywood (14) -- 39–39 79 13 April 2007 Wizards 98–85 Hawks NA DeShawn Stevenson (25) -- 40–39 80 15 April 2007 Bulls 101–68 Wizards NA DeShawn Stevenson (13) -- 40–40 81 17 April 2007 Magic 95–89 Wizards NA Antawn Jamison (48) -- 40–41 82 18 April 2007 Wizards 98–95 Pacers NA Antawn Jamison (19) -- 41–41 Green background indicates win. Red background indicates loss. Playoffs Game log Washington Wizards 2007 yes #004F83 white Washington Wizards First round yes yes #BC9B6A #004F83 0 2 0 2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || April 22 || @ Cleveland || L 82–97 || Antawn Jamison (28) || Antawn Jamison (14) || Antonio Daniels (11) ||Quicken Loans Arena20,562 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 25 || @ Cleveland || L 102–109 || Antawn Jamison (31) || Antawn Jamison (10) || Antonio Daniels (11) ||Quicken Loans Arena20,562 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || April 28 || Cleveland || L 92–98 || Antawn Jamison (38) || Antawn Jamison (11) || Antonio Daniels (13) ||Verizon Center20,173 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || April 30 || Cleveland || L 90–97 || Antawn Jamison (31) || Antonio Daniels (6) || Antonio Daniels (12) ||Verizon Center20,173 || 0–4 |- WAS yes 2007 thumb|180px|Antawn Jamison led the Wizards in scoring in every game during the playoffs. Player stats Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPGPPGDeShawn Stevenson 82 82 29.5 .461 .404 .704 2.6 2.7 .8 .2 11.2Jarvis Hayes 81 17 20.1 .410 .361 .845 2.6 1.0 .6 .2 7.2Antonio Daniels 80 8 22.0 .442 .302 .832 1.9 3.6 .5 .1 7.1Brendan Haywood 77 49 22.6 .558 .548 6.2 .6 .4 1.1 6.6Gilbert Arenas 74 73 39.8 .418 .351 .844 4.6 6.0 1.9 .2 28.4Antawn Jamison 70 70 38.0 .450 .364 .736 8.0 1.9 1.1 .5 19.8Etan Thomas 65 32 19.2 .574 .558 5.8 .4 .3 1.4 6.1Caron Butler 63 63 39.3 .463 .250 .863 7.4 3.7 2.1 .3 19.1Roger Mason Jr. 62 0 7.9 .330 .324 .875 .7 .6 .2 .1 2.7Andray Blatche 56 13 12.2 .437 .148 .612 3.4 .7 .3 .6 3.7Donell Taylor 47 1 7.9 .400 .176 .524 1.1 1.0 .4 .1 2.7Calvin Booth 44 1 8.6 .470 .500 .600 1.8 .4 .1 .7 1.6Darius Songaila 37 1 18.9 .524 .000 .852 3.6 1.0 .5 .3 7.6Michael Ruffin 30 0 9.0 .278 .368 2.1 .2 .2 .3 .6James Lang basketball 11 0 5.0 .444 .600 1.0 .2 .0 .3 1.0Mike Hall basketball 2 0 6.5 .250 1.0 .5 .0 .0 1.0 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPGPPGAntonio Daniels 4 4 44.0 .447 .200 .857 4.5 11.8 1.3 .3 13.3Antawn Jamison 4 4 43.3 .476 .346 .750 9.8 1.3 .5 1.0 32.0Jarvis Hayes 4 4 34.8 .326 .368 .857 3.5 1.0 .5 .3 10.8DeShawn Stevenson 4 4 30.5 .196 .158 .429 2.5 1.8 .5 .8 6.0Etan Thomas 4 4 21.0 .412 .667 5.5 .3 .5 .8 5.0Darius Songaila 4 0 22.5 .488 .000 1.000 3.3 1.0 .8 .0 10.8Roger Mason Jr. 4 0 14.0 .438 .500 .833 .5 .3 .3 .0 6.0Michael Ruffin 4 0 7.0 .333 .000 2.3 .0 .8 .0 .5Brendan Haywood 3 0 11.3 .714 .750 1.7 .3 .3 .0 4.3Andray Blatche 2 0 12.5 .667 1.000 3.5 .0 .0 .0 4.5Donell Taylor 2 0 8.5 .167 1.000 1.5 2.0 .0 .0 1.5Calvin Booth 1 0 18.0 .667 4.0 1.0 1.0 .0 4.0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only. Awards and records Awards Gilbert Arenas, All-NBA Second Team OC Chanel Transactions The Wizards have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season. Transactions listed are from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007. July 19, 2006- Signed Darius Songaila as a free agent. August 5, 2006- Signed DeShawn Stevenson as a free agent. September 13, 2006- Signed Roger Mason as a free agent. Signed Kevinn Pinkney as a free agent. September 14, 2006- Signed James Lang as a free agent. October 10, 2006- Waived Kevinn Pinkney. February 28, 2007- Signed Mike Hall to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season. Waived James Lang. June 28, 2007- Drafted Nick Young in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2007 NBA Draft. Drafted Dominic McGuire in the 2nd round (47th pick) of the 2007 NBA Draft. See also 2006–07 NBA season References Category:Washington Wizards seasons Wash Wash Washington