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Michael Jordan became the first NBA player to sign a contract worth over $20 million and $30 million in a season (1996–97) and earned $33,140,000 in the 1997–98 season, setting the record for the largest 1-year contract in NBA history, and held the overall record for over 20 years.
A week later, the team waived forward Michael Smith. On August 1, the Wizards traded Laron Profit and a 2005 1st round draft pick to the Orlando Magic for Brendan Haywood. Haywood would play with the Wizards for almost nine years, until he was traded in February 2010. On September 25, the Wizards signed Michael Jordan. At 38 years old, Jordan ...
On September 25, 2001, Jordan announced his return to the NBA to play for the Washington Wizards, indicating his intention to donate his salary as a player to a relief effort for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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).
Without Jordan in the fold the following year, the Washington Wizards were not expected to win, and they did not. Despite the signing of future All-Star point guard Gilbert Arenas , in a move that was ironically made possible by Jordan's prior cap-clearing maneuvers as a team executive, [ 118 ] the team stumbled to a 25–57 record in the 2003 ...
Michael Jordan’s Net Worth. ... Through his 15 years in the league, 13 with the Chicago Bulls and two with the Washington Wizards, Jordan amassed a total career earnings of $90 million.
Michael Jordan is flanked by Washington Wizards owners Ted Leonsis, left, and Abe Pollin after getting hired as president of basketball operations during a news conference on Jan. 19, 2000, at MCI ...
Washington Bullets players (165 P) Pages in category "Washington Wizards players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 258 total.