No. 10
DOUNOBALL Team History
Washington Wizards
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1961
Archive begins
1
Championships
5
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Elvin Hayes
Franchise #1
15,551
REB
Rebounds
Wes Unseld
Franchise #1
12,278
AST
Assists
John Wall
Franchise #1
5,282
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
John Wall
Franchise #1
976
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Elvin Hayes
Franchise #1
1,558
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Bradley Beal
Franchise #1
1,514
GP
Games played
Wes Unseld
Franchise #1
902
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1961
Franchise origin
Chicago Packers founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1961.
1961
Team identity
Chicago Packers era begins
Team identity era begins in 1961-62. Abbreviation: CHP.
1962
Name change
Chicago Zephyrs era begins
Team identity era begins in 1962-63. Abbreviation: CHZ.
1963
Name change
Baltimore Bullets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1963-64. Runs through 1972-73. Abbreviation: BAL.
1973
Name change
Capital Bullets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1973-74. Abbreviation: CAP.
1974
Name change
Washington Bullets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1974-75. Runs through 1996-97. Abbreviation: WSB.
1977
Championship
1977-78 champions
Washington Bullets won the 1977-78 championship. 4-3
1997
Name change
Washington Wizards era begins
Team identity era begins in 1997-98. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: WAS.