Washington Wizards 2004-05 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on March 9, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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Roster

NO.	PLAYER NAME	POS	HT	WT	DOB	COLLEGE
0	Gilbert Arenas	PG	6-4	191	January 6, 1982	Arizona
1	Jared Jeffries	SF	6-11	230	November 25, 1981	Indiana
2	Steve Blake	PG	6-3	172	February 26, 1980	Maryland
3	Juan Dixon	SG	6-3	164	October 9, 1978	Maryland
4	Antawn Jamison	PF	6-9	223	June 12, 1976	UNC
5	Kwame Brown	PF	6-11	270	March 10, 1982
7	Laron Profit	SF	6-5	204	August 5, 1977	Maryland
8	Anthony Peeler	SG	6-4	208	November 25, 1969	Missouri
10	Damone Brown	SF	6-9	200	June 28, 1979	Syracuse
20	Larry Hughes	SG	6-5	184	January 23, 1979	Saint Louis
24	Jarvis Hayes	SF	6-7	220	August 9, 1981	Western Carolina University, Georgia
33	Brendan Haywood	C	7-0	268	November 27, 1979	UNC
34	Peter John Ramos	C	7-3	275	May 13, 1985
36	Etan Thomas	C	6-9	256	April 1, 1978	Syracuse
51	Michael Ruffin	C	6-9	246	January 21, 1977	Tulsa
52	Samaki Walker	PF	6-9	240	February 25, 1976	Louisville

Regular Season Per Game

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Gilbert Arenas	PG	23	80	80	40.9	25.5	4.7	5.1	1.7	0.3	3.0	19.0	8.2	.431	7.0	2.6	.365	8.0	6.5	.814
Larry Hughes	SG	26	61	61	38.7	22.0	6.3	4.7	2.9	0.3	2.5	17.8	7.7	.430	3.4	1.0	.282	7.4	5.8	.777
Antawn Jamison	PF	28	68	68	38.3	19.6	7.6	2.3	0.8	0.2	1.7	17.5	7.6	.437	3.1	1.0	.341	4.4	3.3	.760
Jarvis Hayes	SF	23	54	22	28.9	10.2	4.2	1.7	0.9	0.2	1.1	9.8	3.8	.389	2.3	0.8	.341	2.2	1.8	.839
Brendan Haywood	C	25	68	68	27.4	9.4	6.8	0.8	0.8	1.7	1.4	6.3	3.5	.560	0.0	0.0		3.8	2.3	.609
Juan Dixon	SG	26	63	4	16.7	8.0	1.9	1.8	0.7	0.1	1.1	7.1	3.0	.416	2.3	0.8	.327	1.5	1.4	.897
Etan Thomas	C	26	47	10	20.8	7.1	5.2	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.1	5.4	2.7	.502	0.0	0.0		3.1	1.6	.528
Kwame Brown	PF	22	42	14	21.6	7.0	4.9	0.9	0.6	0.4	1.6	5.6	2.6	.460	0.0	0.0		3.1	1.8	.574
Jared Jeffries	SF	23	77	71	26.1	6.8	4.9	2.0	0.9	0.5	1.5	5.6	2.6	.468	0.7	0.2	.314	2.2	1.3	.584
Steve Blake	PG	24	44	1	14.7	4.3	1.6	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.9	4.2	1.4	.328	2.1	0.8	.387	0.9	0.8	.805
Damone Brown	SF	25	14	0	10.9	3.9	2.0	1.0	0.1	0.4	1.1	4.4	1.6	.371	0.8	0.3	.364	0.6	0.3	.444
Anthony Peeler	SG	35	40	0	13.2	3.8	1.6	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.7	3.8	1.4	.373	1.6	0.6	.385	0.5	0.4	.889
Laron Profit	SF	27	42	4	10.2	3.2	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.6	3.0	1.3	.438	0.7	0.2	.286	0.6	0.4	.640
Samaki Walker	PF	28	14	0	9.6	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.6	2.2	0.8	.355	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.1	.667
Peter John Ramos	C	19	6	0	3.3	1.8	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.5	1.7	0.8	.500	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.2	.500
Michael Ruffin	C	28	79	7	16.0	1.4	4.2	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.3	0.5	.414	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	0.4	.433
Team Totals			82	82	241.2	100.5	42.8	19.1	8.7	4.2	14.3	82.9	36.2	.437	18.3	6.3	.343	30.2	21.9	.725

Playoff Per Game

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Gilbert Arenas	PG	23	10	10	45.0	23.6	5.2	6.2	2.1	0.6	3.9	19.4	7.3	.376	7.7	1.8	.234	9.4	7.2	.766
Larry Hughes	SG	26	10	10	40.1	20.7	7.1	3.7	2.0	0.7	2.5	18.1	6.8	.376	3.3	0.7	.212	7.7	6.4	.831
Antawn Jamison	PF	28	10	10	38.0	18.5	6.3	1.2	0.7	0.4	1.6	16.2	7.3	.451	3.4	1.7	.500	3.2	2.2	.688
Juan Dixon	SG	26	10	0	21.9	11.4	2.6	1.3	0.7	0.0	1.2	10.1	4.1	.406	3.4	1.1	.324	2.5	2.1	.840
Brendan Haywood	C	25	10	10	29.6	10.6	7.6	1.0	1.4	2.0	1.0	7.2	3.9	.542	0.0	0.0		4.4	2.8	.636
Jared Jeffries	SF	23	10	10	24.7	6.4	4.1	1.8	0.9	0.9	1.3	4.9	2.4	.490	0.6	0.3	.500	1.7	1.3	.765
Etan Thomas	C	26	8	0	15.8	6.0	4.5	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.1	3.6	2.4	.655	0.0	0.0		2.8	1.3	.455
Kwame Brown	PF	22	3	0	20.0	5.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	4.3	1.7	.385	0.0	0.0		3.0	1.7	.556
Michael Ruffin	C	28	9	0	17.3	2.6	4.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.4	1.1	0.8	.700	0.0	0.0		1.8	1.0	.563
Anthony Peeler	SG	35	7	0	6.1	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.3	0.1	.111	0.4	0.0	.000	0.3	0.3	1.000
Steve Blake	PG	24	4	0	4.3	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	.250	0.3	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0
Laron Profit	SF	27	3	0	1.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0
Team Totals			10	10	240.0	100.4	42.8	17.2	8.2	5.8	13.7	82.6	35.1	.425	18.8	5.6	.298	33.8	24.6	.728

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Gilbert Arenas	PG	23	80	80	3274	22.4	4.2	4.5	1.5	0.3	2.7	16.7	7.2	.431	6.2	2.3	.365	7.0	5.7	.814
Larry Hughes	SG	26	61	61	2358	20.5	5.8	4.4	2.7	0.3	2.3	16.6	7.1	.430	3.2	0.9	.282	6.9	5.4	.777
Antawn Jamison	PF	28	68	68	2605	18.4	7.2	2.1	0.8	0.2	1.6	16.4	7.2	.437	2.9	1.0	.341	4.1	3.1	.760
Juan Dixon	SG	26	63	4	1054	17.3	4.1	3.8	1.5	0.1	2.3	15.3	6.4	.416	5.0	1.6	.327	3.3	3.0	.897
Jarvis Hayes	SF	23	54	22	1560	12.8	5.2	2.1	1.1	0.2	1.4	12.2	4.8	.389	2.8	1.0	.341	2.7	2.3	.839
Damone Brown	SF	25	14	0	152	12.8	6.6	3.3	0.2	1.4	3.6	14.7	5.4	.371	2.6	0.9	.364	2.1	0.9	.444
Brendan Haywood	C	25	68	68	1865	12.3	9.0	1.1	1.0	2.2	1.9	8.2	4.6	.560	0.0	0.0		5.0	3.1	.609
Etan Thomas	C	26	47	10	976	12.2	9.0	0.7	0.6	1.9	1.8	9.4	4.7	.502	0.0	0.0		5.3	2.8	.528
Kwame Brown	PF	22	42	14	908	11.6	8.2	1.5	1.0	0.6	2.7	9.4	4.3	.460	0.0	0.0		5.1	2.9	.574
Laron Profit	SF	27	42	4	428	11.4	6.4	3.1	1.3	0.4	2.3	10.8	4.7	.438	2.4	0.7	.286	2.1	1.3	.640
Steve Blake	PG	24	44	1	648	10.6	3.9	3.8	0.7	0.0	2.2	10.3	3.4	.328	5.2	2.0	.387	2.3	1.8	.805
Anthony Peeler	SG	35	40	0	529	10.4	4.4	3.9	1.2	0.1	1.9	10.2	3.8	.373	4.4	1.7	.385	1.2	1.1	.889
Jared Jeffries	SF	23	77	71	2007	9.4	6.7	2.7	1.2	0.6	2.0	7.8	3.6	.468	0.9	0.3	.314	3.1	1.8	.584
Samaki Walker	PF	28	14	0	134	6.4	4.8	1.1	0.8	1.9	2.1	8.3	3.0	.355	0.0	0.0		0.8	0.5	.667
Michael Ruffin	C	28	79	7	1262	3.2	9.5	1.8	1.2	1.2	1.3	2.8	1.2	.414	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	0.8	.433
Peter John Ramos	C	19	6	0	20	19.8	7.2	0.0	0.0	1.8	5.4	18.0	9.0	.500	0.0	0.0		3.6	1.8	.500
Team Totals

Playoff Per 36 Mins

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Gilbert Arenas	PG	23	10	10	45.0	18.9	4.2	5.0	1.7	0.5	3.1	15.5	5.8	.376	6.2	1.4	.234	7.5	5.8	.766
Juan Dixon	SG	26	10	0	21.9	18.7	4.3	2.1	1.2	0.0	2.0	16.6	6.7	.406	5.6	1.8	.324	4.1	3.5	.840
Larry Hughes	SG	26	10	10	40.1	18.6	6.4	3.3	1.8	0.6	2.2	16.2	6.1	.376	3.0	0.6	.212	6.9	5.7	.831
Antawn Jamison	PF	28	10	10	38.0	17.5	6.0	1.1	0.7	0.4	1.5	15.3	6.9	.451	3.2	1.6	.500	3.0	2.1	.688
Brendan Haywood	C	25	10	10	29.6	12.9	9.2	1.2	1.7	2.4	1.2	8.8	4.7	.542	0.0	0.0		5.4	3.4	.636
Etan Thomas	C	26	8	0	15.8	13.7	10.3	0.6	0.0	2.0	2.6	8.3	5.4	.655	0.0	0.0		6.3	2.9	.455
Jared Jeffries	SF	23	10	10	24.7	9.3	6.0	2.6	1.3	1.3	1.9	7.1	3.5	.490	0.9	0.4	.500	2.5	1.9	.765
Michael Ruffin	C	28	9	0	17.3	5.3	8.5	2.1	0.7	0.7	0.9	2.3	1.6	.700	0.0	0.0		3.7	2.1	.563
Kwame Brown	PF	22	3	0	20.0	9.0	9.0	1.8	0.0	1.2	1.2	7.8	3.0	.385	0.0	0.0		5.4	3.0	.556
Anthony Peeler	SG	35	7	0	6.1	3.3	5.9	2.5	0.8	0.0	2.5	7.5	0.8	.111	2.5	0.0	.000	1.7	1.7	1.000
Steve Blake	PG	24	4	0	4.3	4.2	6.4	4.2	0.0	0.0	2.1	8.5	2.1	.250	2.1	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0
Laron Profit	SF	27	3	0	1.7	0.0	7.2	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.4	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0

Regular Season Totals

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Gilbert Arenas	—	23	80	80	3274	2038	378	411	139	23	242	1523	656	.431	562	205	.365	640	521	.814
Larry Hughes	—	26	61	61	2358	1345	382	285	176	18	153	1086	467	.430	209	59	.282	453	352	.777
Antawn Jamison	—	28	68	68	2605	1334	519	154	55	16	118	1189	519	.437	208	71	.341	296	225	.760
Brendan Haywood	—	25	68	68	1865	637	464	57	52	114	96	427	239	.560	0	0		261	159	.609
Jarvis Hayes	—	23	54	22	1560	553	227	90	49	9	62	530	206	.389	123	42	.341	118	99	.839
Jared Jeffries	—	23	77	71	2007	523	374	151	66	35	114	434	203	.468	51	16	.314	173	101	.584
Juan Dixon	—	26	63	4	1054	507	119	111	43	4	68	447	186	.416	147	48	.327	97	87	.897
Etan Thomas	—	26	47	10	976	332	244	20	17	51	50	255	128	.502	0	0		144	76	.528
Kwame Brown	—	22	42	14	908	292	206	39	25	15	67	237	109	.460	0	0		129	74	.574
Steve Blake	—	24	44	1	648	191	71	69	13	0	39	186	61	.328	93	36	.387	41	33	.805
Anthony Peeler	—	35	40	0	529	153	65	57	18	2	28	150	56	.373	65	25	.385	18	16	.889
Laron Profit	—	27	42	4	428	136	76	37	16	5	27	128	56	.438	28	8	.286	25	16	.640
Michael Ruffin	—	28	79	7	1262	111	332	64	43	41	44	99	41	.414	1	0	.000	67	29	.433
Damone Brown	—	25	14	0	152	54	28	14	1	6	15	62	23	.371	11	4	.364	9	4	.444
Samaki Walker	—	28	14	0	134	24	18	4	3	7	8	31	11	.355	0	0		3	2	.667
Peter John Ramos	—	19	6	0	20	11	4	0	0	1	3	10	5	.500	0	0		2	1	.500
Team Totals			82	82	19780	8241	3507	1563	716	347	1134	6794	2966	.437	1498	514	.343	2476	1795	.725

Playoff Totals

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Gilbert Arenas	—	23	10	10	450	236	52	62	21	6	39	194	73	.376	77	18	.234	94	72	.766
Larry Hughes	—	26	10	10	401	207	71	37	20	7	25	181	68	.376	33	7	.212	77	64	.831
Antawn Jamison	—	28	10	10	380	185	63	12	7	4	16	162	73	.451	34	17	.500	32	22	.688
Juan Dixon	—	26	10	0	219	114	26	13	7	0	12	101	41	.406	34	11	.324	25	21	.840
Brendan Haywood	—	25	10	10	296	106	76	10	14	20	10	72	39	.542	0	0		44	28	.636
Jared Jeffries	—	23	10	10	247	64	41	18	9	9	13	49	24	.490	6	3	.500	17	13	.765
Etan Thomas	—	26	8	0	126	48	36	2	0	7	9	29	19	.655	0	0		22	10	.455
Michael Ruffin	—	28	9	0	156	23	37	9	3	3	4	10	7	.700	0	0		16	9	.563
Kwame Brown	—	22	3	0	60	15	15	3	0	2	2	13	5	.385	0	0		9	5	.556
Anthony Peeler	—	35	7	0	43	4	7	3	1	0	3	9	1	.111	3	0	.000	2	2	1.000
Steve Blake	—	24	4	0	17	2	3	2	0	0	1	4	1	.250	1	0	.000	0	0
Laron Profit	—	27	3	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0	0		0	0
Team Totals			10	10	2400	1004	428	172	82	58	134	826	351	.425	188	56	.298	338	246	.728

Regular Season Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME	ROLE TIER	MPG	USAGE TIER	PPG	RPG	APG	STK (SPG + BPG)	IMPACT INDEX	NOTES	AWARDS
Gilbert Arenas	Starter/Star [1.1]	40.9	High [1.2]	25.5	4.7	5.1	2.0	98.84	Operated as Washington’s high-octane offensive engine, constantly probing defenses with pull-up threes and fearless late-clock shot creation. Arenas handled massive usage as the primary initiator, averaging 25.5 points and over five assists while regularly stretching defenses well beyond the arc.	NBA All-Star 2005; All-NBA Third Team 2005; MVP Voting 12th 2005
Larry Hughes	Starter/Star [1.1]	38.7	High [1.2]	22.0	6.3	4.7	3.2	95.83	Played a disruptive two-way guard role built around aggressive defense and transition scoring. Hughes’ ball-hawking instincts fueled Washington’s fast break, and his league-leading steal rate translated into 2.9 steals per game while still providing 22 points as a secondary scorer.	NBA All-Defensive First Team 2005; DPOY Voting 6th 2005
Antawn Jamison	Starter/Star [1.1]	38.3	High [1.2]	19.6	7.6	2.3	1.0	80.36	Functioned as the versatile scoring forward who thrived in motion—cutting, pushing the break, and attacking mismatches inside. Jamison’s ability to score efficiently without dominating the ball complemented Arenas’ heavy usage while adding steady rebounding from the power forward spot.	NBA All-Star 2005
Brendan Haywood	Starter/Star [1.1]	27.4	Low [1.0]	9.4	6.8	0.8	2.5	42.46	Anchored the middle as a traditional rim-protecting center, focusing on shot blocking, offensive rebounds, and efficient finishes around the rim. Haywood’s defensive presence—1.7 blocks per game—helped stabilize a perimeter-oriented roster.
Jarvis Hayes	Key Contributor [1.05]	28.9	Medium [1.1]	10.2	4.2	1.7	1.1	39.67	Served as a scoring wing off the rotation who could create his own mid-range looks and space the floor when healthy. Hayes’ role fluctuated due to injuries, but he still provided bench scoring bursts and occasional spot starts.
Jared Jeffries	Key Contributor [1.05]	26.1	Low [1.0]	6.8	4.9	2.0	1.4	31.71	Operated as the team’s defensive utility forward, often guarding multiple positions and doing the connective work between scorers. Jeffries’ passing and help defense made him a valuable glue piece in Washington’s starting frontcourt.
Kwame Brown	Key Contributor [1.05]	21.6	Low [1.0]	7.0	4.9	0.9	1.0	28.98	Played a limited but physical frontcourt role, focusing on interior defense and rebounding rather than offensive creation. Brown’s strength around the basket helped Washington manage minutes for its starting bigs.
Etan Thomas	Key Contributor [1.05]	20.8	Low [1.0]	7.1	5.2	0.4	1.5	29.82	Brought energy and toughness to the center rotation, leaning into rebounding battles and rim protection during second-unit minutes. Thomas’ physical presence inside helped Washington maintain defensive intensity when the starters rested.
Juan Dixon	Bench [1.0]	16.7	Medium [1.1]	8.0	1.9	1.8	0.8	27.72	Worked as an instant-offense guard off the bench, frequently hunting jump shots and pushing tempo with the second unit. Dixon’s quick scoring bursts helped maintain spacing around the team’s primary creators.
Michael Ruffin	Key Contributor [1.05]	16.0	Low [1.0]	1.4	4.2	0.8	1.0	15.54	Filled a defense-first frontcourt role built on positioning, rebounding, and physical screens. Ruffin rarely looked to score but consistently handled gritty interior duties during rotation minutes.
Steve Blake	Bench [1.0]	14.7	Low [1.0]	4.3	1.6	1.6	0.3	15.60	Functioned as a steady backup point guard tasked with organizing the offense and spacing the floor with catch-and-shoot threes. Blake’s low-mistake style helped stabilize bench lineups.
Anthony Peeler	Bench [1.0]	13.2	Low [1.0]	3.8	1.6	1.4	0.6	14.80	Provided veteran perimeter shooting and floor spacing in short bursts, primarily spotting up along the arc when Washington’s stars drew defensive attention.	NBA Champion 2002
Damone Brown	Bench [1.0]	10.9	Low [1.0]	3.9	2.0	1.0	0.5	14.80	Saw limited rotational minutes as a depth wing, mostly contributing hustle rebounds and spot scoring when called upon.
Laron Profit	Bench [1.0]	10.2	Low [1.0]	3.2	1.8	0.9	0.5	12.80	Worked as a defensive-minded reserve wing, using athleticism to pressure ball handlers and fill transition lanes in short stretches.
Samaki Walker	Bench [1.0]	9.6	Low [1.0]	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.7	8.00	Served as emergency frontcourt depth, focusing on physical interior defense and rebounding during brief appearances.	NBA Champion 2002
Peter John Ramos	Bench [1.0]	3.3	Low [1.0]	1.8	0.7	0.0	0.2	5.40	The rookie center appeared only in limited developmental minutes, using his size around the rim while adjusting to the NBA level.
TEAM TOTALS	—	241.2	—	100.5	42.8	19.1	12.9	—	Washington’s 2004-05 roster revolved around a dynamic perimeter trio—Gilbert Arenas, Larry Hughes, and Antawn Jamison—who powered one of the league’s faster offenses. The supporting cast leaned heavily toward defensive specialists and rebounders, allowing the star guards to dominate scoring and playmaking responsibilities.

Playoff Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME	ROLE TIER	MPG	USAGE TIER	PPG	RPG	APG	STK (SPG + BPG)	IMPACT INDEX	NOTES	AWARDS
Gilbert Arenas	Starter/Star [1.1]	45.0	High [1.2]	23.6	5.2	6.2	2.7	99.66	Ball-dominant scoring guard who controlled nearly every half-court possession for Washington during the 2005 playoffs, mixing pull-up threes with aggressive drives while also handling primary playmaking duties. Even with inefficient shooting (.376 FG), Arenas still created offense at volume—23.6 points and 6.2 assists—and his late-clock shot creation was central to the Wizards pushing a high-tempo attack throughout the postseason.	NBA All-Star 2005
Larry Hughes	Starter/Star [1.1]	40.1	High [1.2]	20.7	7.1	3.7	2.7	90.95	Two-way wing operating as Washington’s defensive tone-setter and transition engine, regularly jumping passing lanes and turning steals into instant offense. Hughes paired his slashing scoring style with elite perimeter defense—averaging 2.0 steals per game in the playoffs—while still acting as a secondary ball-handler next to Arenas.	All-Defensive First Team 2005; DPOY voting (6th) 2005
Antawn Jamison	Starter/Star [1.1]	38.0	High [1.2]	18.5	6.3	1.2	1.1	71.02	Offensive-minded stretch forward who thrived working off Arenas’ gravity, cutting into gaps and spacing the floor with timely perimeter shooting. Jamison’s playoff efficiency stood out—50% from three in this run—and his off-ball scoring instincts helped Washington keep the floor spaced despite a guard-heavy offense.	NBA All-Star 2005
Brendan Haywood	Starter/Star [1.1]	29.6	Medium [1.1]	10.6	7.6	1.0	3.4	54.69	Interior anchor who quietly shaped the Wizards’ playoff defense through rim protection and physical rebounding. Haywood’s 2.0 blocks per game altered drives while his 54% shooting came mostly from rim finishes created by guard penetration, making him a low-usage but efficient inside presence.
Juan Dixon	Key Contributor [1.05]	21.9	Medium [1.1]	11.4	2.6	1.3	0.7	36.94	Instant-offense bench guard whose role centered on attacking second units with quick pull-up jumpers and transition threes. Dixon’s 11.4 playoff points in limited minutes reflected how Washington leaned on his scoring bursts to keep the offense afloat when Arenas rested.	NCAA Champion 2002; Final Four Most Outstanding Player 2002
Jared Jeffries	Starter/Star [1.1]	24.7	Low [1.0]	6.4	4.1	1.8	1.8	31.46	Defensive utility forward used as a matchup piece across multiple positions, often guarding wings or helping at the rim. Jeffries didn’t carry offensive usage, but his switching defense and connective passing helped stabilize lineups built around high-volume perimeter scorers.
Etan Thomas	Key Contributor [1.05]	15.8	Low [1.0]	6.0	4.5	0.3	0.9	24.57	Physical backup center who provided interior toughness and efficient finishing around the basket, shooting over 65% in the playoffs. Thomas’ role was largely about protecting the paint and absorbing contact defensively when Washington rotated big men.
Kwame Brown	Bench [1.0]	20.0	Low [1.0]	5.0	5.0	1.0	0.7	23.40	Athletic reserve big used for short stretches to add rebounding and size in the frontcourt rotation. Brown’s playoff minutes were limited but he still contributed solid rebounding and interior defense in spot appearances.
Michael Ruffin	Bench [1.0]	17.3	Low [1.0]	2.6	4.1	1.0	0.6	16.60	Defense-first reserve center whose impact came almost entirely from rebounding position and physical post defense rather than scoring. Ruffin rarely looked for shots but helped stabilize Washington’s interior defense in second-unit lineups.
Anthony Peeler	Bench [1.0]	6.1	Low [1.0]	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.1	4.20	Veteran perimeter specialist used briefly for spacing and situational minutes, largely tasked with maintaining floor balance while the primary scoring guards handled the offense.
Steve Blake	Bench [1.0]	4.3	Low [1.0]	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	3.60	Reserve point guard who saw limited postseason action but functioned as a traditional organizer when deployed, prioritizing ball movement and half-court structure in brief appearances.
Laron Profit	Bench [1.0]	1.7	Low [1.0]	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.20	Deep-bench wing who appeared only briefly during the postseason, primarily providing defensive energy in garbage-time minutes.
TEAM TOTALS	—	—	—	100.4	42.8	17.2	14.0	—	Washington’s 2005 playoff identity revolved around a guard-driven attack led by Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes, with Antawn Jamison supplying versatile frontcourt scoring. The Wizards pushed tempo, relied heavily on shot creation from the backcourt, and balanced that offense with interior rim protection from Brendan Haywood and a rotating group of defensive bigs.