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...
Packers. They had this name for only a year before they changed their name to the Zephyrs, and then changed towns and names again.
Original name of the Washington Wizards is the Chicago Packers....
That depends on whose story you want to believe. Abe Pollin, who bought the franchise in 1964 when they were the Baltimore Bullets, had always been fond of the nickname 'Wizards'. But it is difficult...
they used to be called the "Bullets"
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The Chicago Zephyrs moved to Baltimore in 1963 and became the Baltimore Bullets. They moved to Washington in 1973 and became the Capital Bullets which was...