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The Wizards began playing as the Chicago Packers in 1961, as the NBA's first expansion team, an expansion prompted by Abe Saperstein's American Basketball League. 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. During the All-Star Game, Bellamy ...
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).
The 1961–62 NBA season was the Packers' 1st season in the NBA. [1] ... 1961–62 Chicago Packers roster; Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C: 8:
Category: Washington Wizards players. 35 languages. ... Chicago Packers players (17 P) Chicago Zephyrs players (17 P) J. Michael Jordan (1 C, 30 P) W.
This is a list of basketball players who played for the NBA's Chicago Packers, now known as the Washington Wizards Pages in category "Chicago Packers players" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Washington Wizards all-time roster; S. List of Washington Wizards seasons This page was last edited on 23 March 2024, at 23:15 (UTC). Text ...
The Chicago Packers entered the league, bringing the number of teams to nine. The NBA schedule was expanded for the third consecutive season. This time it went from 79 games per team, to 80. The Philadelphia Warriors played their final season before their transcontinental relocation to San Francisco for the following season.
The 1961 NBA expansion draft was the inaugural expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 26, 1961, so that the newly founded Chicago Packers could acquire players for the upcoming 1961–62 season. The Packers were the second NBA team from Chicago, after the Chicago Stags, which folded in 1950.