1988–89 Washington Bullets season

1988–89 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Wes Unseld
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

A ticket for a November 1988 game between the Bullets and the Charlotte Hornets.

The 1988-89 NBA season was the Bullets' 28th season in the NBA.

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Harvey Grant	SF/PF	United States	Oklahoma
2	36	Ledell Eackles	SG/SF	United States	New Orleans
3	60	Ed Davender		United States	Kentucky

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	–	35–6	17–24	18–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	6	30–11	16–25	19–11
x-Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	10	32–9	10–31	19–11
Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	12	30–11	10–31	17–13
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	26	17–24	9–32	9–21
Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	32	12–29	8–33	8–22

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	63	19	.768	–
2	y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	11
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	6
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	52	30	.634	11
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	17
8	x-Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	21
9	Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
10	Indiana Pacers	28	54	.341	35
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	37
12	Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	43

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

See also

• 1988-89 NBA season