The Washington Wizards franchise has come a long way since being established back in 1961 as the Chicago Zephyrs. Since then, they haven’t been shy about changing their moniker. After the 1961-62 season, they moved the team to Baltimore, Maryland, renaming themselves as the Baltimore Bullets from 1963-73.
For a season, they became the Capital Bullets (1973-74) before going long-term with the Washington Bullets moniker from 1974-1997. It wasn’t until 1997 that the franchise came to what they are known as today, the Washington Wizards.
While they were the Washington Bullets, they won an NBA Championship during the 1977-78 season.