Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Capital One Arena, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., an arena they share with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and the Georgetown University men's basketball team. The team is owned by Ted Leonsis through Monumental Sports & Entertainment. The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers in Chicago; they were renamed the Chicago Zephyrs in the following season. In 1963, they moved to Baltimore, and became the Baltimore Bullets, taking the name from a previous team of the same name. In 1973, the team moved to the Washington metropolitan area and changed its name first to the Capital Bullets, then the following season to Washington Bullets. In 1997, they rebranded themselves as the Wizards.

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• Entity:  Basketball Club

• Conference:  Eastern
• Division:  Southeast
• Founded:  1961
• History:  Chicago Packers, 1961–1962, Chicago Zephyrs, 1962–1963, Baltimore Bullets, 1963–1973, Capital Bullets, 1973–1974, Washington Bullets, 1974–1997, Washington Wizards, 1997–Present
• Arena:  Capital One Arena
• Location:  Washington, D.c.
• Team colors:  Navy Blue, Red, Silver, White
• Main sponsor:  Robinhood
• President:  Michael Winger
• General manager:  Will Dawkins
• Head coach:  Brian Keefe
• Ownership:  Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Ted Leonsis)
• Affiliation(s):  Capital City Go-Go
• Championships:  1 (1978)
• Conference titles:  4 (1971, 1975, 1978, 1979)
• Division titles:  8 (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 2017)
• Retired numbers:  5 (10, 11, 25, 41, 45)
• Website:  Nba.com/Wizards
• Wikidata description:  National Basketball Association Team In Washington, D.c.
• Wikidata label:  Washington Wizards
• Wikidata aliases:  Washington Wizards, Chicago Zephyrs, Chicago Packers, Baltimore Bullets, Capital Bullets, Washington Bullets, The Wiz

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