2001–02 Washington Wizards season

NBA season
team = Washington Wizards
misc = Michael Jordan plays for Wizards
end_year = 2002
wins = 37
losses = 45
division = Atlantic
division_place = 5
conf_place = 10
coach = Doug Collins
arena = Verizon Center
owners = Abe Pollin
television =
radio =
playoffs = Did not qualify
bbr_team = WAS

Michael Jordan came out of retirement for a second time to play with the Washington Wizards.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Regular season

Michael Jordan

After retiring from the Chicago Bulls in early 1999, Michael Jordan became the Washington Wizards’ president of basketball operations as well as a minority owner in January 2000. However in September 2001, Michael Jordan came out of retirement at age 38 to play basketball for the Washington Wizards. Jordan stated that he was returning “for the love of the game.” Because of NBA rules, he had to divest himself of any ownership of the team. Before the All-Star break, Jordan was only one of two players to average more than 25 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds as he led the Wizards to a 26-21 record. Unfortunately, after the all-star break, Jordan’s knee could not handle the workload of a full-season as he ended the season on the injured list, and the Wizards concluded the season with a 37-45 record. Still, Jordan had led the Wizards to an 18-win improvement from the previous season.

eason standings

2001-02 NBA Atlantic standings [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2002.html 2001-02 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com ] ]

Player stats

"Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; SPG= Steals per Game; RPG = Rebounds per Game; APG. = Assists per Game; BPG = Blocks per Game; PPG = Points per Game"

Award Winners

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=2001&tm=WAS&lg=N Washington Wizards on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2002.html Washington Wizards on Basketball Reference]