In the 1961-62 season the Wizards were formerly known as the Chicago Packers. The team which based in Washington D.C. then changed their name to the Zephyrs in the next season. When moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1963, their name became the Baltimore Bullets. In their first year in Baltimore, the Bullets finished 4th in a 5–team Western Division.

Prior to the 1964-65 NBA season the Bullets pulled off a blockbuster trade, sending Terry Dischinger, Rod Thorn and Don Kojis to the Detroit Pistons for Bailey Howell, Don Ohl, Bob Ferry and Wali Jones. The trade worked out well; Howell proved to be a hustling, fundamentally sound player who helped the Bullets get into the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. In the 1965 NBA Playoffs, the Bullets stunned the St. Louis Hawks 3–1, and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

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