Washington Wizards
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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: 1977-78

Franchise history

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

Retired numbers:

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

Current stars:

• Gilbert Arenas
• Kwame Brown
• Brendan Haywood
• Larry Hughes
• Christian Laettner
• Jerry Stackhouse

External Link

Washington Wizards official web site

Washington Wizards Official Summer Pro League web site

Other NBA Links

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