In the 2004-2005 season, the Wizards surprised everyone by going from 25 wins to 45 wins with a young exciting team. Since then, we have not been able to match the win total. Using my memory plus a lot of help from basketball-reference, I've compiled most (hopefully all) of Ernie's significant personnel moves. Apologies for the poor formatting. Warning: it is kind of depressing.

'04-05 45 wins

Hughes walks, Dixon walks, Blake walks

Kwame Brown traded for Butler/Chucky Atkins

signs Antonio Daniels, Calvin Booth

draft Andray Blatche

05-06 42 wins

Atkins bought out during season

Jeffries walks

sign Deshawn Stevenson, Darius Songaila, Roger Mason, no draft picks added

Great start, Butler, Arenas injured at end of year

06-07 41 wins

Jarvis Hayes walks

add Pecherov, Young, McGuire

Arenas plays very little, breakout year for Haywood,

07-08 43 wins

Resign Arenas to 6 year 110 million, Jamison to 4 year 48 million

Add McGee by draft

Mason walks

sign Juan Dixon, in-season trade Antonio Daniels for Mike James and Javaris Crittenton

Arenas, Haywood, and Thomas out

08-09 19 wins

Trade 5th pick. Songaila, Etan Thomas, Pecherov for Miller/Foye.

Sign Fabricio Oberto

Gungate

Trade Stevenson, Butler, Haywood for Josh Howard, James Singleton, and Quenton Ross

Trade Jamison for Thornton plus Cleveland 1st round pick (#30).

Trade McGuire for nothing

Howard tears ACL in 4th game

09-10 26 wins

Oberto walks, Singleton walks, Ross traded for Yi, Miller walks, Foye Walks

trade nothing for 17th pick (Seraphin) and Hinrich

draft Wall, Booker, Seraphin

Sign Hilton Armstrong, resign Josh Howard (18 games)

in season

trade Arenas for Rashard Lewis

trade Hinrich/Armstrong for 1st round pick (#18 Singleton), Jordan Crawford, Mo Evans (plus Bibby)

10-11 23 wins

draft Vesely, Singleton, Mack

Yi walks, Howard walks

sign Roger Mason, obtain Ronny Turiaf for nothing