In his first season as a Washington Wizard Hughes performed as GM Wes Unsled, coach Doug Collins, and his airness Michael Jordan expected. He played 1,2, and 3 as well as defended each of the positions. He shot a career best 47% from the filed, and 36% on 3 point field goals. Hughes has become a contributor in the half court set.
Approaching the 2003/2004 season Hughes pre-season performance earned him a starting slot alongside recently acquired Gilbert Arenas and veteran Jerry Stackhouse. Though he would only appear in 61 games Hughes would average a then career high 18.8 points per game. Fans would not get to experience the electricity of Arenas/Hughes until the following season.
Antawn Jamison would be swapped for Jerry Stackhouse. The trio of Hughes, Arenas, and Stackhouse would prove to be formidable. As Arenas and Jamison emerged as allstars Hughes posted careers numbers and would be recognized for his stellar defense. Most notably he would go on to lead the NBA in steals per game 2.9 s/g.
Year Team G GS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
02-03 WAS 67 56 2,137 346-741 29-79 136-186 67 241 308 205 86 24 136 149 857
03-04 WAS 61 61 2,061 401-1,009 79-232 267-335 96 230 326 148 95 26 152 147 1,148
04-05 WAS 61 61 2,358 467-1,086 59-209 352-453 74 308 382 285 176 18 153 168 1,345
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