I'm looking into following an NBA team, and I know the Washington Wizards are one. Anything you could inform me about them that would make me a fan?
Well I know that the team always plays its home games at the Capital One Arena located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. So if your in the area. You can go more often and get to see how good they are..
Hm, that's a good point. What about their history? Anything neat there?
Yea, In fact the team was established way back in 1961 as the Chicago Packers and was based in Chicago,they were even renamed to Chicago Zephyrs the following season.
The Chicago Packers? I've never heard of that name before. That, or the Zephyrs. Interesting. Have they had any success?
Bullets, taking the name from a previous team of the same name. 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 1997, they rebranded themselves as the Wizards.
The Wizards have appeared in four NBA Finals, and won in 1978. They have had a total of 28 playoff appearances, won four conference titles (1971, 1975, 1978, 1979), and seven division titles (
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at the Capital One Arena, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers based in Chicago, Illinois, and were renamed to Chicago Zephyrs the following season. In 1963, they relocated to Baltimore, Maryland and became the Baltimore