The Wizards have had a number of standout perimeter defenders over the course of their lengthy history. Let’s dig into their record books and highlight their top-five leaders in steals per game for a single season. Note that steals became an official stat in the 1973-74 season.

Larry Hughes – 2005, 2.9 SPG

Hughes played for the 76ers and Warriors before joining the Wizards in 2002. Prior to 2004-05, he had never averaged more than 1.9 steals per game for a season. Not only did he surpass that threshold, but he led the league by averaging 2.9 steals per game. That helped him be named All-Defensive First Team and finish sixth in Defensive Player of the Year voting. Hughes also had his best scoring season, averaging 22.0 points. Over 189 career regular season games with the Wizards, he aver

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