The Washington Wizards have a unique franchise history.

Starting off as the Chicago Packers in 1961. They changed their name to the Chicago Zephyrs in 1962, then moved to Baltimore for the 1963 season. There, they became the Baltimore Bullets and they played there until 1973. The team then moved to Washington, where they remain to this day. The franchise was extremely successful in the 1970's, with center Wes Unfeld and scorer/rebounder Elvin Nayes. During that time, Washington made it to the NBA Finals 4 times. In the 1980's, they established an NBA record by winning at least 35 games in each of 22 consecutive years.

This coming season should be a successful one for the Wizards as they have signed Dominic McGuire, Nick Young, and Oleksiy Pecherov. The Washington Wizards have also extended the contracts for Mike O'Koren, Phil Hubbard, and Wes Unfeld, Jr. They have re-signed De Shawn Stevenson, and they have named Randy Ayers as assistant coach. Abe and Irene Pollin celebrate 43 years of team ownership, being the longest tenured owners in the NBA.

The Washington Wizards have only 3 retired jersey numbers, and they are:

#11-Elvin Hayes

#25- Gus Johnson

#41- Wes Unfeld, Sr.

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