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Chicago Packers. Chicago Zephyrs. Baltimore Bullets. Capital Bullets. The Washington Bullets tried all of those incarnations before settling on the current name in 1974-75. The team enjoyed its only 60-win season its first year as the Washington Bullets and brought home its only NBA title after a seven-game series with Seattle in 1978. DID YOU KNOW? Bullets coach Wes Unseld is also the only player in franchise history to win the regular-season NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1968-69). The 1985-86 Bullets, buoyed by the debut of the tallest player in NBA history (7-foot-7-inch Manute Bol), set the NBA single-season blocks record (716). SCORECARD. On November 13, 1987, Washington went to the line 69 times against the Knicks and set an NBA record for most free throws (60) in a regulation NBA game.
Upon his declaration as an early-entry candidate, Tony quickly shot up the charts as the most-coveted big man in the non-Tim Duncan portion of the NBA Draft universe. His package of skills, headlined by agility, verticality and a promising offensive repertoire, made Battie a prized fifth-overall pick by Denver. In 1997, Tony ranked among the Big 12's top five in PPG, RPG, BPG and FG%.
Gail was shining light on dismal club that won only 16 games. As scorer and playmaker, he averaged 23.8 pts. and 6.4 assists to rank No. 6 and No. 7, respectively, in those NBA departments.
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