Washington Wizards

Wizards games are announced by Steve Buckhantz and Phil Chenier. Bench. All Wizards regular season games can be seen on Comcast SportsNet which is available in the Washington, DC area and other local areas. Starters. Injured Reserve. At the 2005 trading deadline, he further added to the team by bringing in the first superstar the Warriors have had since Mullin himself, Baron Davis. Bench
. He is building the team around Richardson, Dunleavy, and Murphy, complementing them with experience in Derek Fisher, a free agent signed by Golden State after 3 championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Calbert Cheaney, a playoff-tested sharpshooter.

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. Chris Mullin took over as VP of Basketball Operations, hiring Mitch Richmond as his assistant and former teammates Mario Elie as an assistant coach and Rod Higgins as the general manager. Following this game, the Wizards were swept by the Miami Heat (#1 seed in the 2005 playoffs), ending a stellar season. With rising star Antawn Jamison leading the team, the Warriors seemed on the rise, however, a string of injuries kept them from making it on top in the competitive Western conference. In Game 6, the Wizards won their first playoff series in 23 years defeating the Chicago Bulls 94-91 and became only the ninth team in NBA history to win a playoff series after being down 0-2. from Duke University, and Troy Murphy from University of Notre Dame. In a Game 5 victory against Chicago they took their first lead in a playoff series since 1986. He did, however, draft several players who are the core of the most recent Warriors, including 2-time NBA slam dunk champion Jason Richardson from Michigan State, NCAA champion Mike Dunleavy, Jr.

In Game 3 of the first round against the Chicago Bulls, the Wizards won their first playoff game since 1988. He also drafted several busts such as Todd Fuller, Chris Porter, and Vonteego Cummings. The 2004-2005 season marked the first time the franchise had ever made the playoffs as the Wizards; the last time the team had made the postseason was in 1996-1997, when it was still known as the Bullets. Jean's team philosophy centered around "experienced veterans" and a college star when in reality, he brought in several has-been players and former standouts who were in the twilights of their career, such as Mark Price, Terry Cummings, John Starks, and Mookie Blaylock. The MCI Center is also home to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. GM Garry St. Also that year the Wizards moved to the MCI Center located at 601 F Street in Northwest Washington, DC. For eleven years, to this day, the Warriors have not made the playoffs.

The names Seadogs, Express, and Monuments were also considered but rejected. The team had another successful string of wins in the late 80s/early 90s with the high scoring trio of point guard Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond, and forward Chris Mullin (collectively known as Run T-M-C). However, with then coach Don Nelson wishing to go with a bigger lineup, he made a trade that not only broke up the RUN T-M-C, core by sending Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for draft day bust Billy Owens, but also sent the Warriors into a tailspin as an organization. They had changed it because the name Bullets carried a violent overtone. As a result, the home games of the Warriors' only West Coast championship were played not in Oakland but at the Cow Palace in Daly City. On May 15, 1997, the Bullets officially unveiled their new name and logo. So little was felt of the team's chances in the playoffs, even by their home fans, that the Coliseum Arena scheduled other events during the dates of the NBA playoffs. During the transition, the Bullets also played home games at Cole Field House, the home of the University of Maryland Terrapins, while waiting for the completion of their new arena in Landover, the Capital Centre (later known as the USAir/US Airways Arena.) Through the mid-1990s, the Bullets still played a few games per season in Baltimore. That team was coached by former Warrior Al Attles, and led on the court by Rick Barry, Jamaal Wilkes, and Phil Smith.

In 1973, the team moved to Landover, Maryland and became the Capital Bullets, and they changed their name to the Washington Bullets the next season. In what many consider the biggest upset in the history of the NBA, the Warriors defeated the heavily-favored Washington Bullets in a four-game sweep. And the season after that, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland and became the Baltimore Bullets, no relation to the 1940s Bullets franchise. As the Golden State Warriors, the franchise has only won one NBA championship, in 1974-1975. The next season, they changed their name to the Zephyrs. Six "home" games were played in San Diego during that season but more significantly, none were played in San Francisco or Daly City. The team now known as the Wizards started as the Chicago Packers in the 1961-62 season. They changed their name to the Golden State Warriors for the 1971-1972 season, playing almost all home games in Oakland.

The Washington Wizards are a National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C.. The 1970-1971 season would be the team's last as the San Francisco Warriors. C - #34 Peter Ramos (Puerto Rico). With the opening of the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1966, the Warriors began scheduling increasing numbers of home games at that venue. SF - #24 Jarvis Hayes (Georgia). After several seasons in the ABA, Barry rejoined the Warriors in 1972. SF - #10 Damone Brown (Syracuse). Angered by management's failure to pay him certain incentive awards he felt he was due, Barry sat out the 1967-1968 season, joining the Oakland Oaks of the rival American Basketball Association the following year.

F/C - #36 Etan Thomas (Syracuse). Barry was named NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season, then led the Warriors to the NBA finals in the 1966-1967 season, where the team lost (four games to two) to the team that replaced the Warriors in the City of Brotherly Love, the Philadelphia 76ers. PF - #51 Michael Ruffin (Tulsa). In 1965, the Warriors drafted Rick Barry in the first round. G/F - #7 Laron Profit (Maryland). The Warriors won the 1963-1964 Western Division crown, losing the NBA championship series to the Boston Celtics, four games to one. SG - #8 Anthony Peeler (Missouri). In 1962, the team moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and became the San Francisco Warriors, playing most of their home games in San Francisco and at the Cow Palace in neighboring Daly City, though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and San Jose.

G - #3 Juan Dixon (Maryland). On March 2, 1962, in a Warrior "home" game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Chamberlain scored 100 points against the Knickerbockers, a single-game record that may never be broken. F/C - #5 Kwame Brown (Glynn Academy, Brunswick, Georgia). Known as "Wilt the Stilt," Chamberlain quickly began shattering NBA scoring records and changed the style of play forever. PG - #2 Steve Blake (Maryland). In 1959, the team signed their 216-cm tall (7'1") draft pick Wilt Chamberlain. SG - #20 Larry Hughes (Saint Louis). The Warriors won their only other championship as a Philadelphia team in the 1955-1956 season, defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one.

PG - #0 Gilbert Arenas (Arizona). The Warriors are one of only three original BAA/NBA teams still in existence, the others being the Boston Celtics and New York Knickerbockers. C - #33 Brendan Haywood (North Carolina). Gottlieb retained the ABL Sphas until that league disbanded in 1955. SF - #1 Jared Jeffries (Indiana). (The BAA became the National Basketball Association in 1949.) The team was founded by Eddie Gottlieb, the long-time promoter of the Philadelphia Sphas, one of the mainstays of the original American Basketball League. PF - #4 Antawn Jamison (North Carolina). The Philadelphia Warriors were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, winning the championship in the league's inaugural 1946-1947 season by defeating the Chicago Stags, four games to one.

41 - Wes Unseld. "Golden State" is the nickname of the state of California, derived from the 1849 Gold Rush. 25 - Gus Johnson. The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. 11 - Elvin Hayes. He is now a silent partner and talent scout for the Warriors organization. Don Nelson. Bowens went to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School and graduated from SFSU mastering in Criminology/Sociology.

Chris Webber. Hailing from San Francisco, he was compared to the likes of Michael Jordan when he dunked on Jason Kidd at Kezar Pavillion in a charity game. Rasheed Wallace. 28 - Nathan Bowens although he never played in the NBA due to multiple knee surgery, his number was retired by the organization for he was suppose to be the next big thing. Ben Wallace. 42 Nate Thurmond. Rod Strickland. 24 Rick Barry.

Brent Price. 16 Al Attles. Robert Pack. 14 Tom Meschery. Gheorghe Muresan. 13 Wilt Chamberlain. Bernard King. Free.

Michael Jordan. World B. Gus Johnson. Bernard King. Juwan Howard. Manute Bol. Bob Dandridge. Larry Smith.

Phil Chenier. Jamaal Wilkes. Manute Bol. Chris Webber. Michael Adams. Latrell Sprewell. Wes Unseld. Mitch Richmond.

Earl "The Pearl" Monroe. Chris Mullin. Elvin Hayes. Sarunas Marciulionis. Walt Bellamy. Antawn Jamison. Tim Hardaway.

Nate Thurmond. Andy Phillip. Robert Parish. Jerry Lucas.

Neil Johnston. Tom Gola. Joe Fulks. Wilt Chamberlain.

Rick Barry. Paul Arizin. SF - #3 Rodney White (Charlotte). PF - #20 Nikoloz Tskitishvili (ნიკოლოზ ცქიტიშვილი) (Republic of Georgia).

G/F - #2 Mickael Pietrus (Guadeloupe). PG - #4 Derek Fisher (Arkansas-Little Rock). G/F - #40 Calbert Cheaney (Indiana). F - #11 Zarko Cabarkapa (Clemson).

F/C - #15 Andris Biedrins (Latvia). SF - #34 Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (Duke). PF - #1 Troy Murphy (Notre Dame). C - #36 Adonal Foyle (Colgate).

SG - #23 Jason Richardson (Michigan State). PG - #5 Baron Davis (UCLA).