Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C..

Founded: 1961

Formerly known as: Chicago Packers, Chicago Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets, Capital Bullets, Washington Bullets

Home Arena: MCI Center

Uniform colors: Blue, White, Gold, and Black

Logo design: A blue stylized wizard standing in front of a gold crescent moon and star

NBA Championships: 1978

Franchise history

The team now known as the Wizards started as the Chicago Packers in the 1961-62 season. The next season, they changed their name to the Zephyrs. And the season after that, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland and became the Baltimore Bullets, no relation to the old '40s Bullets. In 1973, the team moved to Landover, Maryland and became the Capital Bullets, and they changed their name to the Washington Bullets the next season.

On May 15, 1997, the Bullets officially unveiled their new name and logo. They had changed it because the name "Bullets" was apparently too violent. Also that year, they moved to the new MCI Center in Washington, D. C.

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers

• Walt Bellamy
• Elvin Hayes
• Earl "The Pearl" Monroe
• Wes Unseld

Not to be forgotten

• Manute Bol
• Bob Dandridge
• Juwan Howard
• Gus Johnson
• Michael Jordan
• Bernard King
• Gheorghe Muresan
• Chris Webber
• Rasheed Wallace
• Ben Wallace
• Phil Chenier

Retired numbers

• 11 - Elvin Hayes
• 25 - Gus Johnson
• 41 - Wes Unseld

Current stars

• Gilbert Arenas
• Kwame Brown
• Brendan Haywood
• Larry Hughes
• Antawn Jamison

External links

• Washington Wizards official web site (http://www.nba.com/wizards/)
• Washington Wizards Official Summer Pro League web site (http://www.summerproleague.com/)

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