# 2015–16 Washington Wizards season

The 2015–16 Washington Wizards season was the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 43rd in the Washington, D.C. area. Coach Randy Wittman was fired and relieved of his duties after missing the playoffs and replaced by former Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks the following season.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 19 | Jerian Grant | PG / SG | United States | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 49 | Aaron White | PF | United States | Iowa |

## Pre-season

2015 pre-season game log Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2) :
Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
Philadelphia
129–95
Otto Porter (22)
Garrett Temple (9)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 11,670
1–0
2
October 9
New York
104–115
Marcin Gortat (15)
Bradley Beal (8)
Sessions, Wall (4)
Verizon Center 14,267
1–1
3
October 11
Bauru
134–100
Marcin Gortat (19)
Kris Humphries (9)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 10,233
2–1
4
October 16
@ Philadelphia
127–118
Gortat, Oubre Jr. (16)
DeJuan Blair (7)
John Wall (14)
Wells Fargo Center 10,798
3–1
5
October 17
@ Milwaukee
105–101
Marcin Gortat (16)
DeJuan Blair (14)
Ramon Sessions (11)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 4,716
4–1
6
October 21
@ Miami
105–110
Marcin Gortat (18)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4–2
7
October 23
@ Toronto
82–92
Marcin Gortat (16)
Kris Humphries (14)
John Wall (8)
Bell Centre 20,072
4–3 :
2015–16 season schedule :
| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Miami Heat | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 28‍–‍13 | 20‍–‍21 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 27‍–‍14 | 21‍–‍20 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 30‍–‍11 | 18‍–‍23 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7.0 | 22‍–‍19 | 19‍–‍22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 13.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 12‍–‍29 | 4–12 | 82 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |

## Regular season game log

2015–16 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 22–19; Road: 19–22) :
October: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 28
@ Orlando
W 88–87
Bradley Beal (24)
Gortat, Porter (8)
John Wall (6)
Amway Center 18,846
1–0
2
October 30
@ Milwaukee
W 118–113
Bradley Beal (31)
Marcin Gortat (15)
John Wall (14)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,858
2–0
3
October 31
New York
L 77–97
Bradley Beal (26)
Drew Gooden (11)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 20,356
2–1 :
November
: 4–7 (home: 3–3; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 4
San Antonio
W 102–99
Bradley Beal (45)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (17)
Verizon Center 17,721
3–1
5
November 6
@ Boston
L 98–118
Bradley Beal (23)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (9)
TD Garden 18,624
3–2
6
November 7
@ Atlanta
L 95–97
Otto Porter (21)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (12)
Philips Arena 18,047
3–3
7
November 10
Oklahoma City
L 87–92
Gortat, Sessions (27)
DeJuan Blair (12)
Sessions, Wall (7)
Verizon Center 20,356
3–4
8
November 14
Orlando
W 108–99
Kris Humphries (23)
Gortat, Porter (10)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 18,311
4–4
9
November 17
Milwaukee
W 115–86
Porter, Wall (19)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 15,485
5–4
10
November 21
@ Detroit
W 97–95
Nenê (18)
Marcin Gortat (8)
John Wall (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,890
6–4
11
November 24
Indiana
L 106–123
Gary Neal (23)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (5)
Verizon Center 15,890
6–5
12
November 25
@ Charlotte
L 87–101
Gortat, Wall (17)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,064
6–6
13
November 27
@ Boston
L 78–111
Jared Dudley (19)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (6)
TD Garden 18,624
6–7
14
November 28
Toronto
L 82–84
Bradley Beal (20)
Marcin Gortat (10)
Bradley Beal (6)
Verizon Center 16,841
6–8 :
December
: 8–8 (home: 4–4; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
December 1
@ Cleveland
W 97–85
John Wall (35)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
7–8
16
December 2
L. A. Lakers
L 104–108
John Wall (34)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 20,356
7–9
17
December 4
Phoenix
W 109–106
Bradley Beal (34)
Bradley Beal (9)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 17,255
8–9
18
December 6
Dallas
L 104–116
John Wall (28)
Otto Porter Jr. (11)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 16,394
8–10
19
December 7
@ Miami
W 114–103
John Wall (26)
Otto Porter Jr. (14)
John Wall (7)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,500
9–10
20
December 9
Houston
L 103–109
John Wall (26)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 16,041
9–11
21
December 11
@ New Orleans
L 105–107
John Wall (26)
Marcin Gortat (8)
John Wall (12)
Smoothie King Center 16,875
9–12
22
December 12
@ Dallas
W 114–111
John Wall (26)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (16)
American Airlines Center 20,088
10–12
23
December 14
@ Memphis
L 95–112
Gary Neal (24)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (9)
FedExForum 15,397
10–13
24
December 16
@ San Antonio
L 95–114
Gortat, Wall (20)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (11)
AT&T Center 18,418
10–14
25
December 19
Charlotte
W 109–101
John Wall (27)
Jared Dudley (9)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 16,987
11–14
26
December 21
Sacramento
W 113–99
Marcin Gortat (27)
Marcin Gortat (16)
John Wall (19)
Verizon Center 15,124
12–14
27
December 23
Memphis
W 100–91
Garrett Temple (20)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (14)
Verizon Center 15,879
13–14
28
December 26
@ Brooklyn
W 111–96
Marcin Gortat (25)
Gortat, Humphries (14)
John Wall (13)
Barclays Center 17,732
14–14
29
December 28
L. A. Clippers
L 91–108
John Wall (23)
Marcin Gortat (16)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
14–15
30
December 30
@ Toronto
L 91–94
Otto Porter Jr. (20)
Gortat, Porter Jr. (9)
John Wall (11)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
14–16 :
January
: 7–8 (home: 3–7; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 1
Orlando
W 103–91
John Wall (24)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 16,986
15–16
32
January 3
Miami
L 75–97
John Wall (14)
Marcin Gortat (13)
Sessions, Wall (5)
Verizon Center 17,793
15–17
33
January 6
Cleveland
L 115–121
Garrett Temple (21)
Otto Porter Jr. (7)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
15–18
34
January 8
Toronto
L 88–97
John Wall (21)
Marcin Gortat (10)
Dudley, Wall (4)
Verizon Center 17,064
15–19
35
January 9
@ Orlando
W 105–99
John Wall (24)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (10)
Amway Center 18,058
16–19
36
January 11
@ Chicago
W 114–100
John Wall (17)
Drew Gooden (12)
John Wall (10)
United Center 21,409
17–19
37
January 13
Milwaukee
W 106–101
John Wall (19)
Jared Dudley (6)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 16,248
18–19
38
January 15
@ Indiana
W 118–104
John Wall (28)
Nenê (8)
John Wall (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
19–19
39
January 16
Boston
L 117–119
John Wall (36)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 20,356
19–20
40
January 18
Portland
L 98–108
Garrett Temple (18)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 17,236
19–21
41
January 20
Miami
W 106–87
Beal, Wall (18)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 17,008
20–21
42
January 25
Boston
L 91–116
Dudley, Porter Jr. (15)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 11,753
20–22
43
January 26
@ Toronto
L 89–106
John Wall (18)
Gortat, Porter Jr. (8)
John Wall (14)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
20–23
44
January 28
Denver
L 113–117
Garrett Temple (20)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 15,146
20–24
45
January 30
@ Houston
W 123–122
John Wall (19)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (13)
Toyota Center 18,320
21–24 :
February
: 8–6 (home: 6–1; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46
February 1
@ Oklahoma City
L 95–110
Bradley Beal (18)
Marcin Gortat (6)
John Wall (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
21–25
47
February 3
Golden State
L 121–134
John Wall (41)
Marcin Gortat (8)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 20,356
21–26
48
February 5
Philadelphia
W 106–94
Bradley Beal (22)
Gortat, Wall (13)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 17,305
22–26
49
February 6
@ Charlotte
L 104–108
John Wall (23)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,450
22–27
50
February 9
@ New York
W 111–108
John Wall (28)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (17)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–27
51
February 11
@ Milwaukee
L 92–99
Bradley Beal (19)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (10)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,172
23–28
All-Star Break
52
February 18
Utah
W 103–89
Marcin Gortat (22)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 12,415
24–28
53
February 19
Detroit
W 98–86
John Wall (22)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 20,356
25–28
54
February 20
@ Miami
L 94–114
Jared Dudley (16)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,710
25–29
55
February 23
New Orleans
W 109–89
Marcin Gortat (21)
John Wall (12)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 15,743
26–29
56
February 24
@ Chicago
L 105–109
Bradley Beal (19)
Markieff Morris (10)
John Wall (7)
United Center 21,560
26–30
57
February 26
@ Philadelphia
W 103–94
John Wall (23)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (11)
Wells Fargo Center 16,511
27–30
58
February 28
Cleveland
W 113–99
Porter Jr., Wall (21)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 20,356
28–30
59
February 29
Philadelphia
W 116–108
John Wall (37)
Marcin Gortat (20)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 15,096
29–30 :
March
: 7–9 (home: 3–3; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 2
@ Minnesota
W 104–98
Bradley Beal (26)
Markieff Morris (6)
John Wall (12)
Target Center 11,307
30-30
61
March 4
@ Cleveland
L 83–108
John Wall (17)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
30–31
62
March 5
Indiana
L 99–100
John Wall (25)
Marcin Gortat (17)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
30–32
63
March 8
@ Portland
L 108–116 (OT)
John Wall (20)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (11)
Moda Center 19,393
30–33
64
March 11
@ Utah
L 93–114
John Wall (24)
Gortat, Morris, Sessions, Wall (4)
John Wall (9)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
30–34
65
March 12
@ Denver
L 100–116
Otto Porter Jr. (23)
Markieff Morris (6)
John Wall (11)
Pepsi Center 13,213
30–35
66
March 14
Detroit
W 124–81
Nenê (20)
Gortat, Porter Jr. (6)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 18,042
31–35
67
March 16
Chicago
W 117–96
John Wall (29)
John Wall (10)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 19,556
32–35
68
March 17
@ Philadelphia
W 99–94
John Wall (16)
Gortat, Wall (13)
John Wall (14)
Wells Fargo Center 10,521
33–35
69
March 19
New York
W 99–89
John Wall (24)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 20,356
34–35
70
March 21
@ Atlanta
W 117–102
John Wall (27)
Porter Jr. (10)
John Wall (14)
Philips Arena 15,729
35–35
71
March 23
Atlanta
L 101–122
Marcus Thornton (23)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 18,807
35–36
72
March 25
Minnesota
L 129–132 (2OT)
Bradley Beal (26)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (16)
Verizon Center 20,356
35–37
73
March 27
@ L. A. Lakers
W 101–88
John Wall (22)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (13)
Staples Center 18,997
36–37
74
March 29
@ Golden State
L 94–102
Bradley Beal (17)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
36–38
75
March 30
@ Sacramento
L 111–120
Bradley Beal (24)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (13)
Sleep Train Arena 17,185
36–39 :
April
: 5–2 (home: 3–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
@ Phoenix
W 106–99
John Wall (22)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (10)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,345
37–39
77
April 3
@ L. A. Clippers
L 109–114
Marcin Gortat (21)
Nenê (9)
John Wall (13)
Staples Center 19,060
37–40
78
April 6
Brooklyn
W 121–103
Bradley Beal (25)
Marcin Gortat (12)
Ramon Sessions (13)
Verizon Center 16,846
38–40
79
April 8
@ Detroit
L 99–112
Markieff Morris (29)
Otto Porter Jr. (8)
Ramon Sessions (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,207
38–41
80
April 10
Charlotte
W 113–98
Marcin Gortat (21)
Marcin Gortat (13)
Ramon Sessions (11)
Verizon Center 19,187
39–41
81
April 11
@ Brooklyn
W 120–111
Ramon Sessions (21)
Marcin Gortat (8)
Ramon Sessions (12)
Barclays Center 14,653
40–41
82
April 13
Atlanta
W 109–98
Ramon Sessions (22)
J.J. Hickson (12)
Nenê (8)
Verizon Center 17,399
41–41 :
2015–16 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Washington Wizards statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ramon Sessions | 82 | 5 | 20.3 | .473 | .324 | .756 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .6 | .1 | 9.9 |
| Jared Dudley | 81 | 41 | 25.9 | .478 | .420 | .735 | 3.5 | 2.1 | .9 | .2 | 7.9 |
| Garrett Temple | 80 | 43 | 24.4 | .398 | .345 | .728 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .9 | .2 | 7.3 |
| John Wall | 77 | 77 | 36.2 | .424 | .351 | .791 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 1.9 | .8 | 19.9 |
| Marcin Gortat | 75 | 74 | 30.1 | .567 | .000 | .705 | 9.9 | 1.4 | .6 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | 75 | 73 | 30.3 | .473 | .367 | .754 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .4 | 11.6 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 63 | 9 | 10.7 | .427 | .316 | .633 | 2.1 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Nenê | 57 | 11 | 19.2 | .544 | .000 | .578 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .9 | .5 | 9.2 |
| Bradley Beal | 55 | 35 | 31.1 | .449 | .387 | .767 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 17.4 |
| Gary Neal | 40 | 2 | 20.2 | .465 | .410 | .855 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .0 | 9.8 |
| Drew Gooden | 30 | 0 | 10.2 | .320 | .171 | .643 | 2.8 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 2.7 |
| DeJuan Blair | 29 | 0 | 7.5 | .412 | .000 | .385 | 2.0 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Kris Humphries$^†$ | 28 | 14 | 16.6 | .405 | .343 | .935 | 4.1 | .6 | .1 | .5 | 6.4 |
| Markieff Morris$^†$ | 27 | 21 | 26.4 | .467 | .316 | .764 | 5.9 | 1.4 | .9 | .6 | 12.4 |
| Jarell Eddie | 26 | 0 | 5.7 | .308 | .319 | 1.000 | .9 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
| JJ Hickson$^†$ | 15 | 0 | 8.7 | .543 | .000 | .432 | 3.0 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Marcus Thornton$^†$ | 14 | 2 | 16.0 | .393 | .333 | .762 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .9 | .1 | 8.4 |
| Alan Anderson | 13 | 0 | 14.8 | .356 | .324 | .733 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Ryan Hollins$^†$ | 5 | 3 | 9.6 | .571 | | | 2.2 | .0 | .0 | .2 | 1.6 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 25, 2015 | To Atlanta HawksTim Hardaway Jr. (from New York) Two future second-round picks (from Washington) | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Jerian Grant (from Washington) |
| To Washington WizardsDraft rights to Kelly Oubre, Jr. (from Atlanta) |||
| July 9, 2015 | To Washington Wizards Jared Dudley | To Milwaukee Bucks Protected Future second-round draft pick |
| February 18, 2016 | To Washington Wizards Markieff Morris | To Phoenix Suns DeJuan Blair Kris Humphries 2016 Top-9 Protected first-round pick |

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Ref. |
| Drew Gooden | July 13, 2015 | Signed 2-year contract worth $6.8 million | |

#### Additions

| Player | Date Signed | Contract | Former Team |
| Gary Neal | July 9, 2015 | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Alan Anderson | July 12, 2015 | Signed 1-year contract worth $4 million | Brooklyn Nets |
| Jarell Eddie | December 23, 2015 | (non-guaranteed) 2-year contract worth $1.5 million | Austin Spurs |
| J.J. Hickson | February 25, 2016 | Signed for remainder of 2015–16 season at $366,337 | Denver Nuggets |
| Marcus Thornton | March 9, 2016 | Signed for remainder of 2015–16 season at $251,107 | Houston Rockets |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason Left | Date Signed | Contract | New Team |
| Paul Pierce | Opted out of final year | July 10, 2015 | Signed 3-year contract worth $10 million | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Kevin Seraphin | Accepted Qualifying Offer | August 6, 2015 | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.8 million | New York Knicks |
| Martell Webster | Waived | | | |
| Gary Neal | Waived | | | |