The 2023–24 Washington Wizards season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the

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(NBA) and 50th in the

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area. This is the first season since 2011–12, where the team entered the season without Bradley Beal, who was traded to the

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during the off-season. The Wizards became the fifteenth team in NBA history to record a winless month, going 0–12 in February. They finished with a franchise worst 15–67 record. The Washington Wizards drew an average home attendance of 16,898 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.

Background

The previous season ended in disappointing fashion, with the Wizards falling all the way to 12th in the Eastern Conference and missing the playoffs entirely. General Manager

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was unceremoniously fired after the end of the season. After about a month of searching, team owner

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decided to appoint former LA Clippers executive Michael Winger as the President of Monumental Basketball, Leonsis' organization that oversees all pro basketball teams in the Washington, DC area including the Wizards, the Capital City Go-Go, and the

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. Winger then brought in Will Dawkins act as the new Wizards' GM and Travis Schlenk as the Senior VP of Player Personnel, and promoted

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as Senior VP of Monumental Basketball. At first, the team appeared ready to try building around their "Big 3" of Bradley Beal,

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, and Kyle Kuzma. However, the new Front Office decided to tear down and rebuild the roster shortly after getting settled in. Beal was traded to the

, as one of the few destinations that would both make the space to take him and where Beal was willing to waive the No Trade Clause attached to his contract. The Wizards would receive

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, Landry Shamet, and a large list of future draft pick considerations in both rounds until 2030. Porziņģis was moved in a sign-and-trade deal to the

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as part of a three-team trade with the

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that would net the Wizards

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, and

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. Kuzma declined to pick up his Player Option, instead opting for the Free Agent market. However, Kuzma would later be lured back to Washington with a 4-year contract worth about $90 Million. On Draft Night, the Wizards made their proposed trades (above) official, but roped in the

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with their Phoenix trade to move up to the #7 draft spot and take the young Frenchman, Bilal Coulibaly. The Wizards also flipped Chris Paul to the

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, along with their 57th pick in the night's draft (which would be used on Trayce Jackson-Davis), to acquire Jordan Poole, Ryan Rollins, and Patrick Baldwin Jr. on top of a couple of future draft picks and cash considerations. The Wizards later traded Monté Morris to the Detroit Pistons and would later waive Xavier Cooks and

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to be under the maximum player limit before the season started.

October

The Wizards opened their season in Indiana with a brutal loss to the Pacers, 143-120. However, they would bounce back the very next game. With their home opener in DC against Memphis, the Wizards won 113-106 in a match where they led by 25 points in the third quarter. The Wizards would finish the month with a 1–2 record.

November

The Wizards went into free-fall during this month, losing every game except for two against opponents who were close to them in the standings: the Charlotte Hornets and the Detroit Pistons, with a 9-game losing streak between those two wins. Between a lack of rebounding, a porous defense, and no true Center on the team (except Daniel Gafford) able to guard against taller opponents, the team had few paths to victory. The team would either let leads slip away late in close losses, or play the end of their bench earlier in games than usual, to give them some playing time during blowouts. The month ended with the Wizards at 2–13 record for the month, 3–15 overall, fighting with the Pistons and San Antonio Spurs for the ignoble honor of holding worst record in the entire NBA for the season.

December

The Wizards continued their losing streak from the end of November, losing close games to the Magic and 76ers despite holding leads midway through the game, followed by blowouts from the Nets and 76ers where they were dominated through the entire game, including a 45-point loss against the 76ers on December 11.

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was signed to a two-way contract from the Go-Go, and John Butler Jr. was waived in a corresponding move. Bernard picked up his first points as an NBA player in the latter match. On December 13, team owner Ted Leonsis announced that he planned to move the team across the Potomac River, to Alexandria, VA, and take advantage of an offer from Governor Glenn Youngkin to build his own new stadium and surrounding development in a deal worth up to $2 Billion, including at least $650 Million in public funding. By the end of the month, the Wizards had doubled their win total on the season, going 3–11 on the month and 6–26 for the season.

January

The month of January saw the Wizards woes continue. The team waived Ryan Rollins on January 8, and three days later he was charged with multiple counts of '' petit larceny'', accused of stealing multiple items from a Target store in Alexandria, VA, worth less than $1,000. Winger would not confirm if the charges were the reason that Rollins was waived. The team made other roster moves this month, signing Hamidou Diallo to a 10-Day Contract on January 9. On January 14, the team traded with the Pistons again, sending Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala to Detroit, in exchange for

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, and two future second-round draft picks. Bagley was soon integrated into the Wizards' rotation, but Livers never saw the floor for the team, recovering from inflammation in his right hip since the day he was traded until the Wizards made an official announcement to declare him out for the rest of the season in the following month. On the court, the Wizards were even worse, with two 6-game losing streaks split in the middle by a win against the Atlanta Hawks on January 13. On January 25, Wes Unseld Jr. was relieved of his coaching duties and transferred to a front office position.

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was promoted to interim Head Coach for the remainder of the season. During the first games under his reign, the Wizards achieved their first winning streak of the season, winning two games back-to-back in Detroit and San Antonio, on January 27 and 29, respectively, scoring exactly 118 points in both. By the end of the month, the Wizards went 3–12, with all three wins coming on the road, and had a 9–38 record for the season.

February

As the trade deadline approached, Winger continued to hold out for a willing partner that would give the Wizards a first-round pick for any players on the trading block. On February 8th, Winger got his wish, trading their starting Center, Daniel Gafford, to the

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in exchange for Richaun Holmes and Dallas' first-round pick in the

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. On the 16th, the team waived Delon Wright. On the 22nd, the team would give a 10-Day Contract to Justin Champagnie. This month saw the Wizards hit their ''nadir'' on the court, winning zero games, and on a 13-game losing streak since their loss against the Clippers on January 31. The only Wizards representative at the

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in the middle of tne month was Coulibaly, who appeared in the Rising Stars Challenge, as a member of Team Pau. The team would finish 0–12 for the month and with a 9–50 record on the season.

March

With the Wizards mathematically eliminated from playoff contention this month, the front office made a few more moves looking to the future. The team converted the contracts of Eugene Omoruyi and Justin Champagnie to 2-year deals, with Omoruyi getting a spot on the main roster and Champagnie getting a Two-Way Contract. On March 14, second-round draft pick Tristan Vukčević, who spent most of the year playing with

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in Serbia, was also brought to DC and signed to a two-year deal with the Wizards. Meanwhile, Leonsis and Youngkin's plans to build a new stadium and real estate development in Alexandria fell through when the local and state governments refused to allow public tax dollars to fund the project. Leonsis decided to return to Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, DC, and quickly took her proposed deal to keep the Wizards home in the District. The Wizards managed to win more games this month than any other in the season, including their first home victory since a December 29th match against the Nets. Even though they were eliminated from the playoffs, the team finished 5-11 for the month and had a 14-61 record for the season.

Draft picks

The Wizards entered the 2023 NBA Draft holding one first-round pick and two second round picks. After a series of moves on draft night, the Wizards swapped first-round spots with the

to gain the rights to French forward Bilal Coulibaly with the 7th overall pick, sending Jarace Walker to the Pacers and a couple of future second-round picks. The team would use their #42 overall pick on the young Serbian player Tristan Vukčević. Later, the rights to Trayce Jackson-Davis (Pick #57 overall) were folded into a larger trade with the

in exchange for cash considerations and Patrick Baldwin Jr.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

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Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, , Jordan Poole (24) , Kyle Kuzma (15) , Tyus Jones (9) ,

15,297 , 6–30 , - style="background:#fcc" , 37 , January 10 , @

, , Jordan Poole (28) , Kyle Kuzma (11) , Jordan Poole (7) ,

15,721 , 6–31 , - style="background:#cfc" , 38 , January 13 , @

, , Kyle Kuzma (29) , Deni Avdija (14) , Deni Avdija (9) ,

17,108 , 7–31 , - style="background:#fcc" , 39 , January 15 ,

, , Tyus Jones (22) , Kyle Kuzma (8) , Tyus Jones (7) ,

15,156 , 7–32 , - style="background:#fcc" , 40 , January 18 , @

, , Jordan Poole (24) ,

(11) , Tyus Jones (15) ,

19,466 , 7–33 , - style="background:#fcc" , 41 , January 20 ,

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, , Marvin Bagley III (21) , Bagley III, Kuzma (12) , Jones, Kuzma (6) ,

17,922 , 7–34 , - style="background:#fcc" , 42 , January 21 ,

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, , Kyle Kuzma (17) , Deni Avdija (8) , Tyus Jones (13) ,

17,107 , 7–35 , - style="background:#fcc" , 43 , January 24 ,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, , Deni Avdija (24) , Marvin Bagley III (15) , Kyle Kuzma (8) ,

15,446 , 7–36 , - style="background:#fcc" , 44 , January 25 ,

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

, , Kyle Kuzma (26) , Daniel Gafford (9) , Tyus Jones (14) ,

14,027 , 7–37 , - style="background:#cfc" , 45 , January 27 , @

, , Kyle Kuzma (30) , Daniel Gafford (13) , Tyus Jones (9) ,

16,922 , 8–37 , - style="background:#cfc" , 46 , January 29 , @

, , Kyle Kuzma (18) , Daniel Gafford (13) , Tyus Jones (9) ,

Frost Bank Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association ...

17,020 , 9–37 , - style="background:#fcc" , 47 , January 31 , L.A. Clippers , , Kyle Kuzma (27) , Bagley III, Gafford (8) , Tyus Jones (7) ,

17,201 , 9–38 , - style="background:#fcc" , 48 , February 2 ,

, , Corey Kispert (26) , Daniel Gafford (14) , Jordan Poole (10) ,

18,308 , 9–39 , - style="background:#fcc" , 49 , February 4 , Phoenix , , Deni Avdija (24) , Eugene Omoruyi (10) ,

(8) ,

16,984 , 9–40 , - style="background:#fcc" , 50 , February 7 ,

, , Kyle Kuzma (28) , Daniel Gafford (13) , Tyus Jones (8) ,

15,860 , 9–41 , - style="background:#fcc" , 51 , February 9 , @

, , Avdija, Kispert (24) , Deni Avdija (11) , Tyus Jones (9) ,

TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

19,156 , 9–42 , - style="background:#fcc" , 52 , February 10 ,

, , Tyus Jones (25) , Deni Avdija (13) , Tyus Jones (9) ,

20,333 , 9–43 , - style="background:#fcc" , 53 , February 12 , @

, , Deni Avdija (25) ,

(13) , Tyus Jones (16) ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

19,921 , 9–44 , - style="background:#fcc" , 54 , February 14 , @

, , Deni Avdija (43) , Deni Avdija (15) , Tyus Jones (15) ,

Smoothie King Center Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Central Business District, adjacent to the Caesars ...

18,316 , 9–45 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff",

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...

, - style="background:#fcc" , 55 , February 22 , @

, , Kyle Kuzma (31) , Kyle Kuzma (12) , Tyus Jones (14) ,

Ball Arena Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Inter ...

19,621 , 9–46 , - style="background:#fcc" , 56 , February 23 , @

, , Jordan Poole (21) , Marvin Bagley III (14) , Tyus Jones (6) ,

Paycom Center Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

18,203 , 9–47 , - style="background:#fcc" , 57 , February 25 ,

, , Jordan Poole (31) , Marvin Bagley III (9) , Tyus Jones (11) ,

17,895 , 9–48 , - style="background:#fcc" , 58 , February 27 , Golden State , , Kyle Kuzma (27) , Kyle Kuzma (12) , Tyus Jones (17) ,

20,333 , 9–49 , - style="background:#fcc" , 59 , February 29 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Jordan Poole (34) , Deni Avdija (15) , Tyus Jones (11) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 9–50 , - style="background:#fcc" , 60 , March 1 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Kyle Kuzma (32) ,

(10) ,

(9) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 9–51 , - style="background:#fcc" , 61 , March 4 , @

, , Jordan Poole (32) , Deni Avdija (11) , Kyle Kuzma (8) ,

Delta Center The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity ...

18,206 , 9–52 , - style="background:#fcc" , 62 , March 6 ,

, , Jordan Poole (26) , Deni Avdija (7) , Tyus Jones (6) ,

16,018 , 9–53 , - style="background:#cfc" , 63 , March 8 , Charlotte , , Kyle Kuzma (28) , Deni Avdija (14) , Kyle Kuzma (9) ,

18,778 , 10–53 , - style="background:#cfc" , 64 , March 10 , @

, , Kyle Kuzma (32) , Deni Avdija (10) , Tyus Jones (16) ,

19,730 , 11–53 , - style="background:#fcc" , 65 , March 12 , @ Memphis , , Kyle Kuzma (24) , Kyle Kuzma (7) , Tyus Jones (9) ,

FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's ba ...

15,291 , 11–54 , - style="background:#fcc" , 66 , March 14 , @

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, , Jordan Poole (25) , Deni Avdija (9) , Tyus Jones (8) ,

Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once th ...

18,055 , 11–55 , - style="background:#fcc" , 67 , March 16 , @

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, , Corey Kispert (16) , Bilal Coulibaly (8) , Jordan Poole (8) ,

United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

21,697 , 11–56 , - style="background:#fcc" , 68 , March 17 ,

, , Jordan Poole (31) , Justin Champagnie (8) ,

(6) ,

20,333 , 11–57 , - style="background:#fcc" , 69 , March 19 ,

, ,

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''be ...

, Champagnie, Kispert (16) , Richaun Holmes (9) , Jared Butler (9) ,

14,137 , 11–58 , - style="background:#cfc" , 70 , March 21 ,

, , Kyle Kuzma (31) , Richaun Holmes (16) , Avdija, Kuzma (5) ,

14,495 , 12–58 , - style="background:#cfc" , 71 , March 23 ,

, , Deni Avdija (22) , Richaun Holmes (14) , Jordan Poole (12) ,

15,746 , 13–58 , - style="background:#cfc" , 72 , March 25 , @

, , Jordan Poole (23) , Richaun Holmes (15) , Jared Butler (13) ,

21,726 , 14–58 , - style="background:#fcc" , 73 , March 27 ,

, , Jordan Poole (38) , Deni Avdija (12) , Kyle Kuzma (10) ,

15,159 , 14–59 , - style="background:#fcc" , 74 , March 29 ,

, , Corey Kispert (23) , Avdija, Bagley III (11) , Deni Avdija (9) ,

15,023 , 14–60 , - style="background:#fcc" , 75 , March 31 ,

, , Jordan Poole (22) , Marvin Bagley III (10) , Jordan Poole (8) ,

16,039 , 14–61 , - style="background:#cfc" , 76 , April 2 ,

, , Corey Kispert (27) , Anthony Gill (9) , Jordan Poole (13) ,

16,492 , 15–61 , - style="background:#fcc" , 77 , April 3 , L.A. Lakers , , Jordan Poole (29) , Kyle Kuzma (12) ,

(7) ,

20,333 , 15–62 , - style="background:#fcc" , 78 , April 5 ,

, , Deni Avdija (22) , Deni Avdija (12) , Jordan Poole (9) ,

18,079 , 15–63 , - style="background:#fcc" , 79 , April 7 , @

, , Deni Avdija (32) , Patrick Baldwin Jr. (11) , Jordan Poole (12) ,

19,502 , 15–64 , - style="background:#fcc" , 80 , April 9 , @

, , Corey Kispert (25) , Anthony Gill (9) , Jordan Poole (6) ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

18,024 , 15–65 , - style="background:#fcc" , 81 , April 12 ,

, , Avdija, Kispert (23) , Avdija, Baldwin Jr. (12) , Jared Butler (10) ,

20,333 , 15–66 , - style="background:#fcc" , 82 , April 14 , @

, , Eugene Omoruyi (26) , Baldwin Jr., Champagnie (7) , Corey Kispert (8) ,

19,156 , 15–67

In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams would compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the

. During the in-season tournament period, the Wizards competed in Group B of the Eastern Conference, which included the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the Na ...

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

, and

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team ...

East group B

Player statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 75 , , 75 , , 30.1 , , .506 , , .374 , , .740 , , 7.2 , , 3.8 , , .8 , , .5 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 24 , , 15 , , 24.0 , , .581 , , .471 , , .708 , , 8.1 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .8 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 38 , , 7 , , 13.0 , , .381 , , .320 , , .679 , , 3.2 , , .8 , , .5 , , .4 , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 19 , , 0 , , 7.8 , , .453 , , .379 , , .556 , , 1.4 , , .8 , , .2 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 40 , , 0 , , 14.2 , , .488 , , .308 , , .861 , , 1.5 , , 3.2 , , .7 , , .2 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 15 , , 1 , , 15.7 , , .410 , , .289 , , .800 , , 3.5 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .6 , , 5.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 63 , , 15 , , 27.2 , , .435 , , .346 , , .702 , , 4.1 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .8 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 50 , , 6 , , 12.3 , , .403 , , .350 , , .583 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .4 , , .2 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 2.5 , , .500 , , , , , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 1.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 45 , , 45 , , 26.5 , , .690 , , , , .706 , , 8.0 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , 2.2 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 26 , , 0 , , 14.8 , , .435 , , .313 , , .839 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .1 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 50 , , 3 , , 9.3 , , .469 , , .244 , , .806 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .3 , , .2 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 17 , , 8 , , 18.7 , , .557 , , .333 , , .846 , , 6.1 , , .6 , , .5 , , .6 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 2 , , 0 , , 0.5 , , , , , , , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 66 , , 66 , , 29.3 , , .489 , , .414 , , .800 , , 2.7 , , 7.3 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 80 , , 22 , , 25.8 , , .486 , , .383 , , .726 , , 2.8 , , 2.0 , , .5 , , .2 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 70 , , 70 , , 32.6 , , .463 , , .336 , , .775 , , 6.6 , , 4.2 , , .5 , , .7 , , 22.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 24 , , 2 , , 14.1 , , .367 , , .275 , , .750 , , 3.1 , , .9 , , .2 , , .3 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 43 , , 0 , , 9.1 , , .485 , , .283 , , .653 , , 2.0 , , .8 , , .6 , , .1 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 78 , , 66 , , 30.1 , , .413 , , .326 , , .877 , , 2.7 , , 4.4 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 17.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 10 , , 0 , , 6.6 , , .520 , , .667 , , .765 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , .3 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 46 , , 5 , , 15.8 , , .431 , , .338 , , .826 , , 1.3 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , .2 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 4 , , 15.3 , , .433 , , .278 , , .773 , , 3.6 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .7 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 33 , , 0 , , 13.8 , , .393 , , .368 , , .828 , , 1.8 , , 2.5 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 4.1

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References

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