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The following is a list of players of the 1997–present Washington Wizards professional American basketball team. Before the 1997–98 season the Wizards were known as the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997).
"Gus Johnson was one of the greatest players I ever played with or against," teammate and hall of famer Wes Unseld said. "He was a ferocious defender and rebounder, and as a young player, I was completely in awe of his ability. He was truly a star ahead of his time." [11] "Gus was probably one of the roughest players I have ever played against.
Nicknamed "Big Ben", he is often regarded as the greatest undrafted player in NBA history, [1] [2] [3] and was known for his shot-blocking, rebounding, and overall defensive play. A native of Alabama , Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University .
They would struggle throughout the later months of the season but the Washington Wizards would finish the season with a 46–36 record, their best record since the 1978–1979 season. [216] They played the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and won in four games, marking their first sweep in franchise history. [ 217 ]
No. 41 retired by Washington Wizards; 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1967, 1968) ... and named Unseld as the 60th greatest player in NBA history. [19]
Monroe was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. In 2006, Monroe was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. On December 1, 2007, the Washington Wizards retired Monroe's number 10 jersey. [44] In 2005, an American Basketball Association team, the Baltimore Pearls, was named in honor of Earl Monroe.
Nicholas Aaron Young (born June 1, 1985), nicknamed "Swaggy P", is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. Young was selected by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft with the
Kwame Hasani Brown (born March 10, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [2] Selected first overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2001 NBA draft, Brown was the first player to be drafted number one overall straight out of high school.