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Washington Wizards information, The Wizards began play in 1961 as the Chicago Packers, later moving to Maryland as the Baltimore Bullets and eventually the Washington Bullets. They have one NBA Championship as a franchise in 1978. In 2001 part owner Michael Jordan decided to return to the NBA once again and suited up as player for the Wizards. The team failed to reach the playoffs in the two years that Jordan played for them.
In their last three consecutive playoff appearances Washington was not able to get past the first round. Not only have they not been able to advance, but they were knocked out by the same team all three times; the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Wizards in 2009 went completely downhill, finishing up the season with an embarrassing 63 losses. They opened the season on October 29th with a loss against New Jersey, and dropped 15 of their first 19 games. Head coach Eddie Jordan was fired on November 24th after a 1–10 start, and was replaced by interim Ed Tapscott. From there they had no chance to rebuild mid-season.
The Wizards are led by small forward Caron Butler and Antawn Jameson. Flip Saunders will now step in as Washington's new coach, and team president Ernie Grunfeld announced that Randy Wittman and Sam Cassell will be hired as the new assistants. Washington with some order will be a tough match up for some, but talk of post-season play for this squad is questionable.
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