(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1997 2000 New Name for the Wiz The team officially extended its name to “Wizards” following the 1996 season, ending the short, but memorable, life of the “Wiz” moniker. In 1997, the re-christened Wizards finished 21-11 and atop the Western Conference, but surprisingly bowed out in the first round of the playoffs. Preki led MLS …
Washington Wizards Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1995 1997 2010 2010 – 2020 New Nickname: Wizards In 1995, owner Abe Pollin announced he was changing the team’s name because Bullets had acquired violent overtones that had made him increasingly uncomfortable over the years, particularly given the high homicide and crime rate in the early 1990s in Washington, D.C. The final straw was …