# 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

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

## Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 3–5 (home: 0–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 Divisionvte | 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 30
@ Cleveland
L 84–94
Jordan Crawford (11)
Earl Barron (8)
A.J. Price (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0–1 :
November
: 1–12 (home: 1–6; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 3
Boston
L 86–89
Jordan Crawford (21)
Trevor Booker (10)
Pargo, Price & Webster (4)
Verizon Center 20,308
0–2
3
November 7
@ Boston
L 94–100
Beal, Seraphin & Webster (16)
Kevin Seraphin (9)
A.J. Price (7)
TD Garden 18,624
0–3
4
November 9
Milwaukee
L 91–101
Bradley Beal (22)
Trevor Ariza (8)
A.J. Price (9)
Verizon Center 14,531
0–4
5
November 10
@ Indiana
L 85–89
Okafor & Beal (17)
Emeka Okafor (8)
A.J. Price (14)
Conseco Fieldhouse 12,036
0–5
6
November 13
@ Charlotte
L 76–92
Trevor Ariza (19)
Crawford & Okafor (9)
A.J. Price (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 11,139
0–6
7
November 14
@ Dallas
L 101–107
Jordan Crawford (21)
Trevor Booker (6)
Jordan Crawford (7)
American Airlines Center 19,560
0–7
8
November 17
Utah
L 76–83
Jordan Crawford (20)
Emeka Okafor (14)
Jordan Crawford (8)
Verizon Center 16,210
0–8
9
November 19
Indiana
L 89–96
Bradley Beal (18)
Trevor Booker (8)
Shaun Livingston (4)
Verizon Center 14,426
0–9
10
November 21
@ Atlanta
L 100–101
Kevin Seraphin (21)
Trevor Ariza (15)
A.J. Price (7)
Philips Arena 11,338
0–10
11
November 24
Charlotte
L 106–108
Martell Webster (21)
Chris Singleton (12)
Jordan Crawford (6)
Verizon Center 13,077
0–11
12
November 26
San Antonio
L 92–118
Jordan Crawford (19)
Kevin Seraphin (7)
A.J. Price (7)
Verizon Center 13,879
0–12
13
November 28
Portland
W 84–82
Jordan Crawford (19)
Kevin Seraphin (10)
A.J. Price (6)
Verizon Center 14,114
1–12
14
November 30
@ New York
L 87–108
Jordan Crawford (17)
Kevin Seraphin (10)
Jordan Crawford (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
1–13 :
December
: 3–11 (home: 2–5; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
December 4
Miami
W 105–101
Jordan Crawford (22)
Kevin Seraphin (10)
Jordan Crawford (6)
Verizon Center 17,761
2–13
16
December 7
@ Atlanta
L 95–104
Kevin Seraphin (19)
Kevin Seraphin (7)
A.J. Price (6)
Philips Arena 13,067
2–14
17
December 8
Golden State
L 97–101
Jordan Crawford (22)
Jordan Crawford (7)
Jordan Crawford (8)
Verizon Center 15,176
2–15
18
December 11
@ New Orleans
W 77–70
Jordan Crawford (26)
Nenê (10)
Beal & Crawford (20)
New Orleans Arena 10,076
3–15
19
December 12
@ Houston
L 93–99
Bradley Beal (20)
Nenê (9)
Bradley Beal (6)
Toyota Center 13,351
3–16
20
December 14
L. A. Lakers
L 96–102
Cartier Martin (21)
Martin, Nenê, & Seraphin (8)
Jordan Crawford (6)
Verizon Center 20,308
3–17
21
December 15
@ Miami
L 72–102
Bradley Beal (19)
Emeka Okafor (10)
Jordan Crawford (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,724
3–18
22
December 18
Atlanta
L 95–100
Jordan Crawford (27)
Earl Barron (14)
Jordan Crawford (11)
Verizon Center 15,123
3–19
23
December 19
@ Orlando
L 83–90
Nenê (20)
Emeka Okafor (12)
Jordan Crawford (6)
Amway Center 16,893
3-20
24
December 21
@ Detroit
L 68–100
Jordan Crawford (20)
Martell Webster (9)
Jordan Crawford (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,489
3-21
25
December 22
Detroit
L 87–96
Jordan Crawford (21)
Emeka Okafor (14)
Jordan Crawford (6)
Verizon Center 13,104
3-22
26
December 26
Cleveland
L 84–87
Crawford & Okafor (17)
Okafor & Webster (10)
Shelvin Mack (7)
Verizon Center 13,846
3-23
27
December 28
Orlando
W 105–97
Jordan Crawford (27)
Nenê & Okafor (11)
Crawford & Temple (6)
Verizon Center 15,789
4-23
28
December 29
@ Chicago
L 77–87
Bradley Beal (14)
Emeka Okafor (18)
Mack & Temple (5)
United Center 22,447
4–24 :
January
: 7–9 (home: 5–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29
January 1
Dallas
L 94–103
Bradley Beal (22)
Emeka Okafor (11)
Shelvin Mack (6)
Verizon Center 14,456
4-25
30
January 2
@ Indiana
L 81–89
Jordan Crawford (20)
Okafor & Seraphin (9)
Crawford & Temple (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 11,182
4-26
31
January 4
Brooklyn
L 113–115
Bradley Beal (24)
Okafor & Temple (7)
Garrett Temple (11)
Verizon Center 16,006
4-27
32
January 6
@ Miami
L 71–99
Kevin Seraphin (14)
Emeka Okafor (9)
Garrett Temple (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,228
4-28
33
January 7
Oklahoma City
W 101–99
Beal & Webster (22)
Emeka Okafor (12)
A.J. Price (5)
Verizon Center 16,917
5-28
34
January 12
Atlanta
W 93–83
Beal & Price (16)
Nenê & Okafor (10)
John Wall (4)
Verizon Center 15,331
6-28
35
January 14
Orlando
W 120–91
Emeka Okafor (19)
Emeka Okafor (11)
Wall & Price (6)
Verizon Center 14,648
7-28
36
January 16
@ Sacramento
L 94–95
Bradley Beal (26)
Nenê & Webster (9)
John Wall (10)
Power Balance Pavilion 11,611
7-29
37
January 18
@ Denver
W 112–108
Bradley Beal (23)
Trevor Booker (8)
John Wall (12)
Pepsi Center 16,523
8-29
38
January 19
@ L. A. Clippers
L 87–94
John Wall (24)
Emeka Okafor (12)
John Wall (6)
Staples Center 19,188
8-30
39
January 21
@ Portland
W 98–95
Nenê & Webster (24)
Emeka Okafor (13)
Martell Webster (6)
Rose Garden 17,366
9-30
40
January 23
@ Utah
L 88–92
Martell Webster (15)
Emeka Okafor (17)
John Wall (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,158
9-31
41
January 25
Minnesota
W 114–101
Jordan Crawford (19)
Emeka Okafor (8)
John Wall (5)
Verizon Center 14,095
10–31
42
January 26
Chicago
W 86–73
Nenê (16)
Emeka Okafor (16)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 20,308
11–31
43
January 28
Sacramento
L 94–96
Emeka Okafor (23)
Emeka Okafor (15)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 13,422
11–32
44
January 30
@ Philadelphia
L 84–92
Nenê (16)
Emeka Okafor (17)
John Wall (6)
Wells Fargo Center 15,101
11-33 :
February
: 7–5 (home: 5–2; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
45
February 1
@ Memphis
L 76–85
Nenê (14)
Emeka Okafor (10)
Wall & Nenê (6)
FedExForum 15,017
11–34
46
February 2
@ San Antonio
L 86–96
John Wall (21)
Emeka Okafor (9)
John Wall (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
11–35
47
February 4
L. A. Clippers
W 98–90
Martell Webster (21)
Emeka Okafor (14)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 16,246
12–35
48
February 6
New York
W 106–96
John Wall (21)
Nenê (10)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 18,263
13–35
49
February 8
Brooklyn
W 89–74
Nenê (20)
Nenê (11)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 19,614
14–35
50
February 11
@ Milwaukee
W 102–90
Bradley Beal (28)
Nenê (13)
John Wall (10)
Bradley Center 13,842
15–35
51
February 13
@ Detroit
L 85–96
Emeka Okafor (20)
Emeka Okafor (9)
John Wall (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,095
15–36
All-Star Break
52
February 19
Toronto
L 88–96
Bradley Beal (25)
Emeka Okafor (9)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 13,923
15–37
53
February 22
Denver
W 119–113
Emeka Okafor (17)
Emeka Okafor (13)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 16,527
16–37
54
February 23
Houston
W 105–103
Bradley Beal (21)
Emeka Okafor (11)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 20,308
17–37
55
February 25
@ Toronto
W 90–84
Bradley Beal (20)
Emeka Okafor (13)
John Wall (7)
Air Canada Centre 16,705
18-37
56
February 27
Detroit
L 95–96
Trevor Ariza (22)
Chris Singleton (8)
A.J. Price (8)
Verizon Center 14,298
18–38 :
March
: 9–8 (home: 7–1; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
57
March 1
New York
L 88–96
Bradley Beal (29)
Bradley Beal (11)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 20,308
18–39
58
March 3
Philadelphia
W 90–87
Martell Webster (16)
Emeka Okafor (16)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 17,370
19–39
59
March 6
@ Minnesota
L 82–87
John Wall (19)
Emeka Okafor (14)
John Wall (7)
Target Center 13,233
19–40
60
March 8
@ Brooklyn
L 78–95
John Wall (16)
Emeka Okafor (9)
A.J. Price (4)
Barclays Center 17,732
19–41
61
March 9
Charlotte
W 104–87
Trevor Ariza (26)
Emeka Okafor (10)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 16,357
20–41
62
March 12
@ Cleveland
L 90–95
John Wall (27)
Emeka Okafor (11)
John Wall (14)
Quicken Loans Arena 14,689
20–42
63
March 13
Milwaukee
W 106–93
John Wall (23)
Nenê (13)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 14,506
21–42
64
March 15
New Orleans
W 96–87
John Wall (29)
Trevor Booker (13)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 14,942
22–42
65
March 16
Phoenix
W 127–105
Martell Webster (34)
Emeka Okafor (10)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 16,882
23–42
66
March 18
@ Charlotte
L 114–119
John Wall (25)
Emeka Okafor (9)
Nenê (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,141
23–43
67
March 20
@ Phoenix
W 88–79
John Wall (19)
Nenê (8)
John Wall (8)
US Airways Center 14,819
24–43
68
March 22
@ L. A. Lakers
W 103–100
Trevor Ariza (25)
Garrett Temple (6)
John Wall (16)
Staples Center 18,997
25–43
69
March 23
@ Golden State
L 92–101
Cartier Martin (23)
Kevin Seraphin (6)
Garrett Temple (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
25–44
70
March 25
Memphis
W 107–94
John Wall (47)
Emeka Okafor (9)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 17,868
26–44
71
March 27
@ Oklahoma City
L 80–103
John Wall (18)
Emeka Okafor (10)
John Wall (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
26–45
72
March 29
@ Orlando
L 92–97
John Wall (35)
Emeka Okafor (13)
Martell Webster & Garrett Temple (3)
Amway Center 17,998
26–46
73
March 31
Toronto
W 109–92
Bradley Beal (24)
Emeka Okafor (10)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 14,360
27–46 :
April
: 2–5 (home: 2–2; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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.

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Washington Wizards statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Emeka Okafor | 79 | 77 | 26.0 | .477 | | .571 | 8.8 | 1.2 | .6 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| Kevin Séraphin | 79 | 8 | 21.8 | .461 | | .693 | 4.4 | .7 | .3 | .7 | 9.1 |
| Martell Webster | 76 | 62 | 28.9 | .442 | .422 | .848 | 3.9 | 1.9 | .6 | .2 | 11.4 |
| Nenê | 61 | 49 | 27.2 | .480 | .000 | .729 | 6.7 | 2.9 | .9 | .6 | 12.6 |
| A. J. Price | 57 | 22 | 22.4 | .390 | .350 | .790 | 2.0 | 3.6 | .6 | .1 | 7.7 |
| Chris Singleton | 57 | 11 | 16.2 | .382 | .194 | .571 | 3.2 | .6 | .7 | .4 | 4.1 |
| Bradley Beal | 56 | 46 | 31.2 | .410 | .386 | .786 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | 13.9 |
| Trevor Ariza | 56 | 15 | 26.3 | .417 | .364 | .821 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .4 | 9.5 |
| Garrett Temple | 51 | 36 | 22.7 | .407 | .325 | .703 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.1 |
| Jan Veselý | 51 | 4 | 11.8 | .500 | .000 | .308 | 2.4 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 2.5 |
| John Wall | 49 | 42 | 32.7 | .441 | .267 | .804 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 1.3 | .8 | 18.5 |
| Trevor Booker | 48 | 14 | 18.5 | .491 | .000 | .556 | 5.0 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 5.3 |
| Jordan Crawford$^†$ | 43 | 12 | 26.2 | .415 | .345 | .821 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .6 | .1 | 13.2 |
| Cartier Martin | 41 | 3 | 16.9 | .381 | .397 | .714 | 2.4 | .5 | .5 | .1 | 6.6 |
| Shaun Livingston$^†$ | 17 | 4 | 18.8 | .364 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 2.2 | .6 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Earl Barron$^†$ | 11 | 1 | 11.1 | .351 | | .400 | 3.9 | .3 | .5 | .5 | 2.5 |
| Shelvin Mack$^†$ | 7 | 2 | 20.1 | .400 | .308 | .500 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .9 | .0 | 5.3 |
| Jannero Pargo$^†$ | 7 | 0 | 14.6 | .250 | .150 | 1.000 | .9 | 2.0 | .0 | .1 | 3.0 |
| Jason Collins$^†$ | 6 | 2 | 9.0 | .167 | | 1.000 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | .7 | .7 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.

## 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 WizardsTrevor Ariza Emeka Okafor | To New Orleans HornetsRashard 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 |