The 2008–09 Washington Wizards season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Wizards began the season hoping to improve on their 43–39 record from the previous season, but failed and fell 24 games short. The team finished 2008–09 with a dismal 19–63 record that equalled their worst 82-game performance from the 2000–01 season, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 season.

Key dates

Transactions

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Game log

20,173 22,076 13,895 20,173 16,911 14,885 15,284 15,102 14,416 20,173 19,763 13,852 13,295 18,110 15,062 12,802 20,173 21,741 14,707 20,173 15,865 14,502 22,076 18,323 15,582 13,776 20,562 16,181 18,278 18,021 18,624 20,173 16,011 13,864 20,125 20,173 13,510 18,020 17,526 19,244 10,821 18,997 20,566 17,344 16,424 15,528 18,227 11,442 12,602 20,173 13,708 17,027 10,237 11,623 15,113 20,173 16,505 18,114 15,970 10,189 18,576 18,440 20,150 13,119 15,255 18,152 15,108 19,911 15,123 18,231 18,422 15,421 14,657 20,173 13,729 10,013 20,173 20,173 20,562 18,107 18,455 18,624

Playoffs

Did not qualify

Player statistics

Season

Transactions

Trades