#2011 washington wizards roster professional#

In the 1965 NBA Playoffs, the Bullets stunned the St. He helped the Bullets reach the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The trade worked out well Howell proved to be a hustler and a fundamentally sound player. Prior to the 1964–65 season, the Bullets pulled off a blockbuster trade, sending Dischinger, Rod Thorn, and Don Kojis to the Detroit Pistons for Bailey Howell, Don Ohl, Bob Ferry, and Wali Jones. In their first year in Baltimore, the Bullets finished fourth in a five–team Western Division. In 1963, the franchise moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and became the Baltimore Bullets, taking their name from a 1940s–'50s Baltimore Bullets BAA/NBA franchise and playing home games at the Baltimore Civic Center (the NBA would return to Chicago in 1966 when the Chicago Bulls began play). Their only season as the Zephyrs boasted former Purdue star Terry Dischinger, who went on to win Rookie of the Year honors. After only one year, the organization changed its name to the Chicago Zephyrs and played its home games at the Chicago Coliseum (Saperstein's ABL Majors prevented the team from playing in the larger Chicago Stadium).

However, it was extremely unpopular since it was the same nickname used by the NFL's Green Bay Packers, bitter rivals of the Chicago Bears. The team's original nickname was a nod to Chicago's meatpacking industry their home arena, the International Amphitheater, was next door to the Union Stock Yards. Bellamy was named the league Rookie of the Year, but the team finished with the NBA's worst record at 18–62.Ĭhicago Zephyrs logo used in the 1962-63 season. During the All-Star game, Bellamy represented the team while scoring 23 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. Rookie Walt Bellamy was the team's star, averaging 31.6 points per game, 19.0 rebounds per game, and leading the NBA in field goal percentage. The team now known as the Wizards began playing as the Chicago Packers in 1961, as the first modern expansion team in NBA history, an expansion prompted by Abe Saperstein's American Basketball League.

Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center and MCI Center) (1997–present)įranchise history 1961–1968: The early years Ĭhicago Packers logo used in the team's 1961-62 inagural season.

US Airways Arena (originally known as Capital Centre) (1973–1997).

Baltimore Civic Center (later the Baltimore Arena, now 1st Mariner Arena) (1963–1973).

2.5 1997–2001: Becoming the Wizards and Decline.

2.4.6 1996–97: Final season as the Bullets.

2.2.1 1977–78 season: First NBA championship.

Four players (Unseld, Walt Bellamy, Terry Dischinger, and Earl Monroe) have won the Rookie of the Year Award. Wes Unseld is the only player in franchise history to become the MVP (1969), and win the Finals MVP Award (1978). The Wizards have appeared in four NBA Finals, and won in 1978. In 1997, they rebranded themselves as the Wizards. In 1973, the team changed its name to the Capital Bullets to reflect their move to the Washington metropolitan area, and then to Washington Bullets in the following season. In 1963, they relocated to Baltimore, Maryland and became the Baltimore Bullets, taking the name from a previous team of the same name. The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers based in Chicago, Illinois, and were renamed to Chicago Zephyrs the following season. The team plays its home games at the Capital One Arena, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Wizards play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference.

#2011 washington wizards roster professional#

The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Washington, D.C.